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Notification promulgating the Coal Mines Pension (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2023, to provide a disablement pension to permanently and totally disabled children of deceased coal mine employees or pensioners.

Detailed Summary

Issued by the Ministry of Coal, New Delhi, dated 4th October 2023 (S.O. 4336(E), F. No.20011/2/2022-CMPF), and made in exercise of powers under Section 3E read with Section 7 of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948 (46 of 1948), this notification, the Coal Mines Pension (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2023, amends paragraph 13 of the Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998 by inserting a new sub-paragraph (3) providing that, following the death of an employee or pensioner, a permanently and totally disabled son or daughter shall be entitled to a disablement pension for life or until obtaining regular Central or State Government employment, equal to twenty-five percent of the widow/widower pension for each disabled child, or not less than Rs. 110 per disabled child or orphan, whichever is applicable; the Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998 was originally published vide G.S.R. 123(E) dated 5th March 1998 and has since been amended sixteen times, most recently vide G.S.R. 119(E) dated 22nd February 2023; the notification is signed by Santosh, Deputy Director General.

Full Text

6292 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4165] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 4, 2023/ ASVINA 12, 1945 CG-DL-E-05102023-249177 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th October , 2023 S.O. 4336(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3E read wit h section 7 of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948 (46 of 1948), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This scheme may be called the Coal Mines Pension (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998, in paragraph 13 after sub -paragraph (2), the following sub - paragraph shall be inserted, namely: - "(3) After the death of an employee or pensioner, as the case may be, from the date following the date of his or her death, the son or daughter of such deceased person, permanently and totally disabled, shall be entitled to disablement pension till life or until getting regular employment in the Central or State Government, as the case may be, and the amount of monthl y disablement pension payable after the death of an employee or pensioner shall be equal to twenty -five per cent. of the amount of widow or widower pension for each disabled son or daughter, as the case may be, or not less than rupees one hundred and ten f or each disabled child or orphan". [F. No.20011/2/2022 -CMPF] SANTOSH, Dy. Director General Note: The Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998 was published vide number G.S.R. 123 (E) dated the 5th March, 1998 and subsequently amended vide the following numbers: - 1. G.S.R. 268 (E), dated the 25th May, 1998; 2. G.S.R. 218 (E), dated the 22nd March, 1999; 3. G.S.R. 689 (E), dated the 29th August, 2000; 4. G.S.R. 256 (E), dated the 12th April, 2001; 5. G.S.R. 861 (E), dated the 23rd November, 2001; 6. G.S.R. 61 ( E), dated the 9th January, 2002; 7. G.S.R. 482 (E), dated the 8th July, 2002; 8. G.S.R. 107 (E), dated the 13th February, 2003; 9. G.S.R. 108 (E), dated the 13th February, 2003; 10. G.S.R. 521 (E), dated the 12th August, 2004; 11. G.S.R. 403, dated the 19th November, 2004; 12. G.S.R. 154 (E), dated the 5th March, 2009; 13. G.S.R. 348 (E), dated the 22nd May, 2009; 14. G.S.R. 774(E), dated the 22nd October, 2009; 15. G.S.R. 540(E), dated the 8th June, 2018; and 16. G.S.R. 119(E), dated the 22nd February, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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