Section 13 - Amendment of section 57 - Finance Act, 1989

13. Amendment of section 57 In section 57 of the Income-tax Act, after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1990, namely :- (iia) in the case of income in the nature of family pension, a deduction of a sum equal to thirty-three and one-third per cent. of such income or twelve thousand rupees, whichever is less. Explanation : For the purposes of this clause, family pension means a regular monthly amount payable by the employer to a person belonging to the family of an employee in the event of his death;