2. Amendment of section 4-C, Rajasthan Act No. 6 of 1957.-

In sub-section (1) of section 4-C of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Officers and Members Emoluments and Pension) Act, 1956 (Act No. 6 of 1957), hereinafter in this Act referred to as the principal Act,- (i) for the existing expression "1st April, 2017", the expression "1st April, 2019" shall be substituted; (ii) for the existing expression "a family pension equal to rupees twelve thousand five hundred or equal to fifty percent of the last drawn pension by such member, whichever is higher:", the expression "a family pension equal to rupees seventeen thousand five hundred or equal to fifty percent of the last drawn pension by such member, whichever is higher:" shall be substituted; and (iii) in proviso,- (a) the existing word "and", appearing at the end of clause (ii), shall be deleted; and (b) for the existing punctuation mark "." appearing at the end of clause (iii), the expression "; and" shall be substituted and after the clause (iii) so amended, the following new clause shall be added, namely:- "(iv) the spouse of a deceased Ex-member shall be paid the whole amount of any arrear of the family pension and where the spouse of a deceased Ex-member is not alive, the amount of arrear of such pension shall be paid in equal shares to the members of the family of deceased Ex-member. Explanation.- The expression 'family' means the sons and unmarried daughters and such parents of the deceased Ex- Member as were wholly or mainly dependent on him or her at the time of his or her death.".