18  KAUTILYA’S   ‘ARTHASHAASTRA’

MadanMohan Tarun

Pension

कर्मसु मृतानां पुत्रदारा भक्तवेतनं लभेरन्।बालवृद्दव्याधिताश्चैपानुग्राह्याः'

यदि राजा की सेवा में रहते हुए किसी कर्मचारी की मृत्यु हो जाए तो राजा उसके परिवार का तबतक भरण- पोषण करेगा जबतक वे जीवित रहेंगे। उसकी पत्नी और संतान को उसका वेतन प्राप्त होता रहेगा। राजा वृद्द और बीमार पर विशेष अनुग्रह रखेंगे।

In case some servant of the king dies during his service, the king will take care of his family till they are alive. His wife and son will get the pay what he was getting during his service. Old aged and sick persons of the family will  also be cared by the king.

(From ‘Kautilya’s ‘ARTHASHAASTRA’ by MadanMohan Tarun