R.1 Short title and commencement.--

       (1) These Rules may be called the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Members' Family Pension) Rules, 1983.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 22nd June, 1977.

R.2 Application for Family Pension.--

       An application for the grant of family pension, under these rules shall be made by the person entitled to such pension under the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Officers and Member Emoluments and Pension) Act, 1956 to the Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in Form I:
       2[X X X]
       Provided 2[X X X] that on accepting any salaried post, the person shall not be eligible or entitled to be given the pension under these rules :
       Provided further 2[X X X] that the person shall not be entitled and eligible for the pension under these rules if he/she remarries.
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2. Deleted by Notification No. F. 7(4) Sansad/84, dated 17.5.1983, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz., Part IV-C(1) dated 173.1983.

R.3 Scrutiny of application and issue of Family Pension Payment Order.--

       (1) On receipt of an application for the grant of family pension under these rules, the Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly shall determine after such verification as he deemes necessary, the eligibility or otherwise for the grant of family pension to the person claiming such pension under the Act.
(2) In case the person by whom the family pension is claimed is found eligible to the grant of the same, family pension payment order shall be issued in favour of the applicant by the Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for the unexpired portion of the term of office of deceased member from the date of the death of such member in Form II.

R.4 Mode of payment of Family Pension.--

       (1) The first payment of pension and subsequent payment of pension for the months, of May and November every year shall be subject to the production (in respect of the person entitled to pension under the Act) of a declaration in Form No. III.
       (2) The family pension payment order shall be prepared in triplicate and the first copy shall be delivered to the applicant and the second shall be sent to the public sector bank branch approved by the State Government or to the Treasury Officer from which the applicant desired to draw his family pension. A copy thereof shall be retained for record.
       (3) (i) The payment of family pension under these rules shall be made to the person in whose favour Family Pension Payment Order is issued either at a treasury in the State or through the public sector bank at his option. The payment of such pension

R.5 Issue of revised Family Pension Payment Order.--

       The Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on being satisfied that the revision of the family pension payment order issued under R. 3 is necessary, may suo motu or otherwise issue revised family pension order from time to time as to confirm to the provisions of the Act and rules and upon the issue of a revised family pension order the previous family pension payment order in force shall cease to be effective:
Provided that the amount of family pension shall not be reduced or ceased without issuing a show cause notice and providing an opportunity to the person concerned for making his representation within a time to be fixed by the Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.

R.6 Cessation of Family Pension.--

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) of R. 3 the payment of family pension shall cease on the death of the person entitled to such pension under the Act and in case the pensioner is elected as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, from the date of such election and the Family Pension Payment Order in force for the time being, shall be returned by the person in possession thereof or the pensioner as the case may be to the Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.