Section 3(1) in Tamil Nadu Payment of Pension to Tamil Scholars and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1983
(1)The Government may sanction a pension of four hundred rupees per mensem, or a grant not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both -(a)to every person who has exhibited conspicuous courage and nobility in his enthusiasm for the Tamil language or in his zeal to preserve the growth of Tamil language or to preserve the Tamil culture;(b)to the dependant of every martyr:Provided that where there are more than one dependant of a martyr, the pension or grant shall be sanctioned only to one of such dependants and for purpose of such sanction of pension, preference shall be given to a dependant in the order specified in clause (a) of section 2 and where there are more than one dependants of the same category specified therein, the pension or grant shall be apportioned among such dependants in such manner as may be prescribed;
