R.1 Short title and commencement.--

(1) These rules may be called the Presidents Pension Rules, 1962.

R.2 Definitions.--

       In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires
       (a) retired President means a person who has ceased to hold office as the President of India either by the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office;
       (b) secretarial staff means any person or persons who may be employed by the retired President in connection with secretariat work;
       (c) medical attendance and treatment include medical consultation, cost of medicines, clinical and pathological tests, other methods of examination and surgical operations, which the retired President may require;
       (d) medical attendant means any registered medical practitioner practicing any system of medicine;
       (e) regular medical attendant means a med

R.3 .

       23. (1) 3{(a) A retired President shall be entitled to secretarial staff consisting of a Private Secretary, an Additional Private Secretary, a Personal Assistant and two Peons and shall be paid actual charges incurred by him for the maintenance of such secretarial staff;
       (b) during each financial year, an amount not exceeding Rs. 60,000/- (Rupees sixty thousand only) shall be paid to every retired President towards the actual charges incurred by him on account of office expenses;}
       (c) all expenses referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of this sub-rule shall be borne by the Central Government;
       (d) a retired President shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of a furnished residence anywhere in India at the choice of the retired President, without payment of water and electricit

R.4 Medical Attendance and Treatment.--

       (1) The retired President shall be entitled to medical attendance and treatment at his residence, or at the clinic, nursing home or institution of similar nature of consulting room of the medical attendant, specialist or practitioner concerned
       7[(a) by a medical attendant or the regular medical attendant;
       (b) by a round the clock personal physician attached to him based on need and request received from the dignitary; and
       (c) by a specialist or medical practitioner not falling under clause (a) or (b):]
       Provided that a specialist or medical practitioner or medical attendant other than the regular medical attendant shall be called from outside the State in which the retired President is residing; only on the advice of the Director of Medical Services

R.5 Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Medical Institutions at which treatment may be received.--

       A retired President shall also be entitled to medical treatment and attendance in any hospital, nursing home or medical institution in India. All expenses incurred in this connection shall be borne by the Central Government.

R.6 Travelling Expenses.--

Any travelling expenses incurred by the retired President or the medical attendant or regular medical attendant or specialist or medical practitioner in connection with the medical attendance and treatment of the retired President shall be borne by the Central Government on production of a certificate by the retired President in Form-III, or any person authorised by him in this behalf in Form-IV, appended to these rules. In the case of a Government medical officer who may perform journeys to attend on the retired President, the travelling expenses may be drawn by him through the usual Government channels. If the officer belongs to a State Government, the latter may claim reimbursement of the cost from the Central Government.

R.6(a) Power of Attorney.--

All amounts payable to the retired President under the provisions of the Presidents Emoluments and Pension Act, 1951 (30 of 1951), and under the foregoing provisions of these rules may be drawn by or paid to the retired President himself, or, if he so chooses, drawn by or paid to any person who holds a legally valid power of attorney to act in his behalf.

R.6(b) Application of rules 4 to 6A to the spouse of a retired President, etc.--

       8[(1) The provisions of rules 4 to 6A shall, so far as may be, apply to the spouse of a retired President and the spouse of a person who dies while holding office of President.
       (2) All expenses under this rule, shall be borne by the Central Government on production of a certificate by the spouse in Form-II or Form-III, as the case may be, or by any person authorised by such spouse in this behalf in Form-IIB or Form-IVA, as the case may be, appended to these rules.]
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8. Amended vide MHA Notification No. 13/1/76-States dated 28-2-1977.

R.7 Interpretation and removal of difficulty.--

       If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules or any difficulty arises in complying with the provisions of these rules, it shall be referred to the Central Government in the Ministry of Home Affairs whose decision thereon shall be final.

R.8 Saving.--

       Nothing in these rules shall be deemed to prevent the Central Government from providing to a retired President, his spouse or the spouse of a person who dies while holding the office of President any facility relating to the medical treatment or attendance or travelling expenses for any journey performed by him or the spouse which is not authorised by rules 4 to 6B.