Family pension

(1) In the event of death of a member, - (i) who is getting pension under section 3; or (ii) who is entitled to such pension, but is not getting; or (iii) who would have been entitled to such pension had he or she not died, his, or, as the case may be, her spouse shall be entitled to draw family pension at the rate of fifty per cent of the pension to which the member would have been entitled had he or she not died. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), in the case of a Member, who had died on or before the 23rd day of April, 2003, his or her spouse, as the case may be, shall be entitled to draw family pension at the rate of rupees two thousand five hundred per month.