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Medical treatment etc., to members. – A Member 1 [and every member of his family] shall be entitled free of charge to accommodation in hospitals maintained by the Government and also to medical treatment in accordance with the Medical Attendance Rules, as amended from time to time, applicable to Class I Officers serving in connection with the administration of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. *[10. Pension.- (1) There shall be paid a pension of **{rupees twenty five thousand per mensem} for a person who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-section “Member of the Legislative Assembly” shall include a member of the “Representative Assembly” and “Representative Assembly” shall include the body which functioned as the Representative Assembly of the State of Puducherry in pursuance of the State of Puducherry (Representation of the People) Order, 1955 immediately before the commencement of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. +[(1A) Where any person entitled to pension under sub-section (1),-- (i) is elected to the Office of the President or Vice-President or is appointed to the Office of the Governor of any State or the Administrator of any Union Territory; or (ii) becomes a Member of the Council of States or the House of the People or any Legislative Assembly of a State or Union Territory or any Legislative Council of a State; or (iii) is employed on a salary under the Central Government or any State Government or any Corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government, or any local authority or becomes otherwise entitled to any remuneration from such Government, Corporation or local authority, such person shall not be entitled to any pension under sub-section (1) for the period during which he continues to hold such office or as such Member, or is so employed, or continues to be entitled to such remuneration: Provided that where the salary payable to such person for holding such office or being such Member or so employed, or where the remuneration referred to in clause (iii) payable to such person, is, in either case, less than the pension payable to him under sub-section (1), such person shall be entitled only to receive the balance as pension under that sub-section]. (1) Where any Member of the Legislative Assembly dies before the expiry of his term of office, his family shall be paid,- (a) an allowance of rupees one thousand per mensem for the unexpired term of office for the said deceased member; and (b) a lump sum amount of rupees one lakh. *Amended vide Act No.6 of 2010. This Act has come into force w.e.f 09.02.2010. +Amended vide Act No.4 of 2013 and this amendment shall be deemed to have come into force w.e.f 09.02.2007. ** Amended vide Act No.6 of 2018 w.e.f. 27.10.2018. 423 (3) Where any person entitled to pension under this section dies, the family of such person shall be entitled to receive 50 per cent. of such pension subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. If there is any increase in pension by virtue of this section, the family shall be entitled to receive 50 per cent. of such increase in pension with effect from the date on which such increase in pension under this section is given effect to. Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, family means,- (i) wife in the case of a male person or husband in the case of a female person; (ii) son who has not attained the age of 21 years and unmarried daughter who has not attained the age of 24 years; and (iii) father and mother in the case of an unmarried person.”] ++[(4) The family pension payable under sub-section (3) shall also be payable to the family of a person who was a Member and died at any time before the 9th day of February, 2007: Provided that no such family pension shall be payable if the person entitled is a sitting Member of the Parliament or Legislative Assembly of a State or Union Territory or is drawing pension as ex-MP or MLA or as retired official from Central/State/Union Territory Government: Provided further that no person shall be entitled to claim arrears of any family pension under this sub-section in respect of a period before the 9th of February, 2007].