Vice-President's Pension Act : Pension to retiring Vice-Presidents. Indian Bare Acts :

Vice-President's Pension Act,1997

Act No : 30

Section : Pension to retiring Vice-Presidents.

2. Pension to retiring Vice-Presidents. (1) There shall be paid to every person who ceases to hold officer as Vice-President, either by the expiration of his term of officer or by resignation of his office, a pension of six thousand two hundred and fifty rupees per month, for the remainder of his life: Provided that such person shall not be entitled to receive any pension during the period he holds the office of the Prime Minister, a Minister or any other office or becomes a Member of Parliament and is in receipt of salary and allowances which are defrayed out of the Consolidated fund of In dia or the Consolidated Fund of a State. (2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, every such person shall, for the remainder of his life, be entitled- (a) to the use of such furnished residence (including its maintenance), without payment of rent, as a Union Deputy Minister is entitled to during his tenure of office under the provisions of the Salaries and allowances of Ministers Act, 1952 (58 of 1952); (b) to the use of similar telep hone facilities at his residence, as a member of Parliament is entitled to under the provisions of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954); (c) to secretarial staff; and office expense not exceeding rupees six thousand per annum; (d) to the same facilities for himself as respects medical attendance and treatment and on the same conditions as a retired president is entitled to under the provisions of the President's Emoluments and Pension Act, 1951 (30 of 1951); (e) to the same facilities for his spouse and minor children as respects medical attendance and treatment and on the same conditions as the spouse of a retired President is entitled to under the provisions of the President's Emoluments and Pensions Act, 1951 (30 of 1951); and (f) to travel anywhere in India, accompanied by his spouse, the executive class by air, andthe highest class by rail.