Amendment of Section 26-A

In Section 26-A of the principal Act,– (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) If a sitting member dies during the tenure of his or her office, the spouse of such member or if such person leaves no spouse, his minor children or unmarried daughters shall be entitled to a family pension equal to pension otherwise admissible to the deceased member at the time of death or a pension of thirty thousand rupees, whichever is greater, for the lifetime of such spouse or till the minor children attain the age of majority and in case of daughters till they get married."; (b) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) If an ex-member dies, the spouse of such ex-member or if such person leaves no spouse his minor children or unmarried daughters shall be entitled to a family pension equal to pension of such ex-member at the time of death or a pension of thirty thousand rupees, whichever is greater, for the life-time of such spouse or till the minor children attain the age of majority and in case of daughters till they get married." (c) after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided further that where more than one person becomes entitled for pension under sub-sections (1) or (2) all such persons shall draw the said pension in equal shares."