MEDICAL FACILITIES

The Salaries, Allowances, Pensions and Other Benefits of the Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip and Members of the Legislative Assembly (Tripura) Act, 2008

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(1) A Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, Government Chief Whip, Member of the TLA and the members of their families shall be entitled free of charge to accommodation in hospital maintained by the Government and also to medical treatment in accordance with the medical attendance rules as amended time to time applicable to Class - 1 officer serving in connection with the State of Tripura. Explanation - For the purpose of this section, the expression “member of their families” shall mean the dependent husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister. 17(3). PENSION Where any person entitled to pens[ILLEGIBLE] under sub-section (1) is also entitled to any pension from the Central Government or any State Government or any Corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government or any local authority, under any law or otherwise, then-
- (a) Where the amount of pension to which he is entitled under such law or otherwise, is equal to or in excess of that to which he is entitled under sub-section (1), such person shall not be entitled to any pension under that sub-section; and
- (b) Where the amount of pension to which he is entitled under such law or otherwise, is less than that to which he is entitled under sub-section (1), such person shall be entitled to pension under that sub-section only of an amount which falls short of the amount of pension to which he is otherwise entitled under that sub-section. 17(4). PENSION In computing the number of years, for the purpose of sub-section (1), the period during which a pension has served as a Minister as defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Tripura) Act, 1972 or the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly or the Chairman of the territorial council, by virtue of this membership in the Assembly or in the territorial Council, by virtue of his membership in the Assembly or in the territorial council shall not be taken into account. 17(5). PENSION For the purpose of claiming any pension under this section a person shall furnish certificates in such form as may be prescribed. Provided that any pension (whether known as Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension or by any other name) received by such person as a freedom fighter shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the sub-section and such person shall be entitled to receive such pension is addition to the pension to which he is entitled under sub-section (1).

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