(1) With effect from the 1st day of August 1988 there shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be paid a pension of one thousand rupees per month to the 7[widow], if any, of any member who dies during his term of office as such member, for a period of five years from the date of his death.
(2) With effect from 8[the 1st July 2009] where a member who is drawing pension or is entitled to draw any pension as such member under this Act dies, then the 9[widow or widower], if any, of such member shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be paid pension per month at the rate of fifty per cent. of the amount of pension payable to such member on the date of his death 10[or 11[ rupees seven thousand five hundred ] whichever is more ].
12[ (2A) With effect from 13[the 1st July 2009], there shall subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be paid to the 14[ widow or widower ] of a member who was drawing pension or was entitled to draw pension as such member under this Act and who died before the 1st day of June 1990, a pension per month at the rate of fifty per cent. of the amount of pension payable to such member on the date of his death 15[ or 16[ rupees seven thousand five hundred ], whichever is more ].
17* * * * * 18[ (2B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1), (2) or (2A), but subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), there shall be paid a pension to the widow or widower of the member of the State Legislature, who was not entitled to pension under the Act, 19[with effect from 20[ the 1st July 2009, at the rate of rupees seven thousand five hundred per month.] ] (2C) With effect from the 1st January 2006, where the widow or the widower of the deceased member is survived by a minor child or children of such member, there shall be paid a pension per month to such minor child or children at the same rate at which the pension was payable to the widow or widower, and such pension shall be paid in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.]
1 This proviso was inserted and deemed always to have been inserted by Mah. 23 of 2011, s. 3.
2 The proviso was deleted by Mah. 20 of 2008, s. 3 and shall be deemed always to have been deleted.
3 Sub-section (2) was deleted by Mah. 34 of 1989, s. 3(a).
4 Sub-section (3) was substituted by Mah. 34 of 1989, s. 3(b).
5 Section 4A was inserted by Mah. 5 of 1991, s. 3.
6 These words were substituted for the words “ widow of member ” by Mah. 15 of 2006, s. 2(a).
7 The word was substituted for the word “ wife ” by Mah. 15 of 2006, s. 2(a).
8 These words, letters and figures were substituted for the words, letters and figures “ the 1st May of 2008 ” by Mah. 18 of 2009, s.
8(a)(i).
9 These words were substituted for the word “ widow ” by Mah. 15 of 2006, s. 2(a)(ii).
10 These words were added by Mah. 6 of 1994, s. 3(a)(ii).
11 These words were substituted for the words “ rupees five thousand ” by Mah. 18 of 2009, s. 8(a)(i).
12 This sub-section was inserted by Mah. 19 of 1993, s. 2(b).
13 These words, letters and figures were substituted for the words, letters and figures “ the 1st May of 2008 ” by Mah. 18 of 2009, s.
8(b)(i).
14 These words were substituted for the word “ widow ” by Mah. 15 of 2006, s. 2(b)(ii).
15 These words were added by Mah. 6 of 1994, s. 3(b)(ii).
16 These words were substituted for the words “ rupees five thousand ” by Mah. 18 of 2009, s. 8 (b)(ii).
17 This proviso shall be deemed to have been deleted with effect from the 1st August 1993 by Mah. 6 of 1994, s. 3 (b)(iii).
18 Sub-sections (2B) and (2C) were inserted by Mah. 15 of 2006, s. 2(c).
19 These words, letters and figures were substituted for the portion beginning with the words, letters and figures “ from the 1st September 2000 ” and ending with the words “ rupees three thousand per month ” by Mah. 26 of 2007, s. 3(c).
20 These words, figures and letters were substituted for the words, figures and letters “ the 1st May 2008, at the rate of rupees five thousand per month ” by Mah. 18 of 2009, s. 8(c).
6 Maharashtra Legislature Members’ Pension Act, 1976 [ Mah. I : 1977 1[(2D) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1), (2), (2B) and (2C), but subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), there shall be paid a pension, to the widow or widower of the member of the State Legislature or where the widow or widower of such deceased member is survived by minor child or children, to such minor child or children, 2[with effect from the 1st August 2013, at the rate of rupees forty thousand per month. ] 3[(3) Where such widow or widower has re-married, then she or he shall not be entitled to the pension under this section from the date of such re-marriage.]