Section 53
Family Pension And Gratuity
(1) If any Employee dies while in service or prior to completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension, a gratuity or pension as provided for in Section 49 or 50 shall be provided to his or her family or minor brother or unmarried sister. Provided, however, that in the case of pension, such pension shall not be available for more than seven years. No pension shall be provided to the family of the Employee, who died prior to
completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension, after completion of seven years.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the recipient of such pension is a minor, he or she shall be entitled to such pension until he or she attends majority.
(3) The widower husband or widow wife of an Employee shall be entitled, for life, to half the amount of pension receivable by such Employee from the date of expiration of the period during which such widower husband or widow wife is entitled to family pension pursuant to sub-section (1) by reason of the death of her
husband or his wife while in service or prior to completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension and from the date of death of such employee where such widower husband or widow wife is not entitled to such family pension or where his wife or her husband dies after completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension. Provided, however, that if such widower husband or widow wife concludes another marriage, he or she shall not be entitled to this kind of pension facility.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), if the widower husband or widow wife of the Employee, who is receiving pension, dies or concludes another marriage, the minor offspring of such an Employee shall be entitled to the amount of such pension until the offspring attains majority.
(5) Where the salary of the incumbent Employee is increased, the two-thirds of the total amount increased in the figure of basic salary shall also be added to the amount of family pension of the person receiving family pension pursuant to sub-sections (1), (2) and (3).
(6) If any Employee dies prior to receiving any amount to which that Employee is entitled pursuant to this Act, such amount shall be paid to the person from amongst his or her family members who is held to be entitled to the gratuity or pension of that Employee pursuant to this Act.
(7) In providing gratuity or pension, if the deceased Employee has nominated any member of his or her family or his or her minor brother or unmarried sister, gratuity or pension shall be provided to such person, and if, for any reason, gratuity or pension cannot be provided to such person or if nobody has been
nominated, it shall be provided to such person from amongst the members of his or her family as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee.
completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension, after completion of seven years.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the recipient of such pension is a minor, he or she shall be entitled to such pension until he or she attends majority.
(3) The widower husband or widow wife of an Employee shall be entitled, for life, to half the amount of pension receivable by such Employee from the date of expiration of the period during which such widower husband or widow wife is entitled to family pension pursuant to sub-section (1) by reason of the death of her
husband or his wife while in service or prior to completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension and from the date of death of such employee where such widower husband or widow wife is not entitled to such family pension or where his wife or her husband dies after completion of seven years after he or she started to receive pension. Provided, however, that if such widower husband or widow wife concludes another marriage, he or she shall not be entitled to this kind of pension facility.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), if the widower husband or widow wife of the Employee, who is receiving pension, dies or concludes another marriage, the minor offspring of such an Employee shall be entitled to the amount of such pension until the offspring attains majority.
(5) Where the salary of the incumbent Employee is increased, the two-thirds of the total amount increased in the figure of basic salary shall also be added to the amount of family pension of the person receiving family pension pursuant to sub-sections (1), (2) and (3).
(6) If any Employee dies prior to receiving any amount to which that Employee is entitled pursuant to this Act, such amount shall be paid to the person from amongst his or her family members who is held to be entitled to the gratuity or pension of that Employee pursuant to this Act.
(7) In providing gratuity or pension, if the deceased Employee has nominated any member of his or her family or his or her minor brother or unmarried sister, gratuity or pension shall be provided to such person, and if, for any reason, gratuity or pension cannot be provided to such person or if nobody has been
nominated, it shall be provided to such person from amongst the members of his or her family as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee.