The Arunachal Pradesh Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 1983

1. (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal and Pradesh Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 1983.
2. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the First day of January, 1982.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of the *[state] of Arunachal Pradesh ;
2. (b) "Committee" means a Committee of the Assembly ;
3. (c) "controlling Officer" means the Secretary of the Assembly ;
4. (d) "day" means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight;
5. (e) "family" in relation to a member means his wife residing with him and legitimate children and step children residing with or wholly depended on him and where the husband has more than one wife, only one wife, shall be included in his family for the purpose of this Act and if the member is a married woman family shall include her husband residing with her.
6. (f) "Form" means a form appended to the Second Schedule;
7. (g) ' 'Government" means the Government of the "[State] of· Arunachal Pradesh ;
8. (h) . "member" means a member of the· Assembly, but save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, does not include-
   • (i) a Minister, as· defined in the .Arunachal Pradesh Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, I983, and
   • (ii) the Speaker and Deputy Speaker as defined in the Arunachal Pradesh Speaker and Deputy Speaker Salaries and Allowances Act, I983;
   • (i) " period of 'residence on duty" means -the "period during which a member resides at a place where a session of the Assembly or sitting of a Committee is held or where any other business connected with his duties as such member is transacted for the purpose of attending such other business; and includes, except .n the case of a . member who ordinarily resides at the. place where a session of the Assembly or a sitting of the Committee is held or where any other business connected with his duties as such member is transacted,-
9. (a) in the case of a session or, the Assembly, a period of such residence, not exceeding three days, immediately preceding the commencement of the session and a period of such residence; not exceeding three days, immediately succeeding the date on which· the Assembly is adjourned sine die or for a period ·exceeding seven days ; and
10. (b) in the case of sitting of a Committee or any other business, a period oEsuch residence not exceeding two days, immediately preceding the commencement of the business of the Committee. Or other business and a period of such residence not exceeding two days immediately succeeding the. conclusion of the business of the Committee or other business ;
11. (j) "Schedule" means a Schedule- appended to this Act ;
    • (i) "terms of .office" in relation to a member means,- where such member is a member elected in a general election held for the purpose of constituting a new Assembly, the period, beginning with the date of publication of the notification of the Election Commission under section 73 of the Representation of the People Act,I95I ( 43 of I95I); or where such member is a member elected in a bye-election to the 'assembly or a member nominated to the Assembly, the period beginning with the date of his election referred to in section 6 7 A of the said · Ad or, as the case may be the date of his nomination, and ending 'with, in each such case, the date on which his seat becomes vacant.
12. (l) "Union territory" means the *[State J of Arunachal Pradesh ;
13. (m) "Usual place of residence", in relation to a member, means the place where the member normally resides or works for gain within the *[State].

On and from the date the Arunachal Pradesh Salaries.Allowances and Pension

of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (Amendment ) Act. 2017 comes

into force, there shall be paid to the members of the Legislative Assernbly.A

composite salary of Rupees One Lakh T wemy Thousand per mensem. Provided further that, other perk, facilities, incentives and non quantifiable allowances which are not specified in this Act shall be regulated by an

executive order as per actual or at such rate with ceiling limit as the state

Travelling Allowance

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Travelling Allowance for immediate journey:

1. (1) Where a member is required to perform an immediate journey on account of an emergency, his travelling allowance shall be regulated by such rules as may be made in this behalf by the Government.
2. (2) Every such rule shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before the Legislative Assembly.

Allowances during short interval between termination of one session and commencement of another session etc.:

1. (4) If a member leaves the place where the session of the Assembly or a sitting of a Committee is held before the commencement of the interval between the adjournment of the session or the sitting of a Committee sine die and the commencement of another session or sitting such interval not exceeding a period of three days, his absence from that place shall be treated as intermediate absence during a session of the Assembly or a sitting of a Committee, as the case may be, and the provision of Section 5 shall apply accordingly.
2. (5) Travelling allowance for a return journey to the usual place of residence shall be admissible to a member who leaves the place of a session of the Assembly or a sitting of a Committee during the continuance of such session or sitting of and returns to the place of session or sitting within three days after the conclusion of the business of the session or the sitting, as the case may be, before finally returning to his usual place of residence.
3. (6) All cases regarding the admissibility of travelling allowances to a member who arrives at the place where a session of the Assembly or a sitting of a Committee is held without knowledge of the postponement of the session or the sitting, including cases of such members who arrive after the session or a sitting is adjourned suddenly, shall be determined by the Speaker of the Assembly having regard to the circumstances of such case.
4. (7) Where a member is provided with free board and lodging at the expense of any Government or a local fund, he shall be entitled to receive only one half of the daily allowance admissible to him under Section 3.

Special provisions Special provisions

Procedure

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**[Sec 9. substituted bv I987 Amendment Act by inserting new section 9A; [S-~c 9A Omitted by 2008 Arnd Act .sec 3 wef 3.04.2008 and now deleted by 20I7 Act Salary and Daily Allowance Travelling Allowance Travelling Allowance for immediate journcv Allowances during short interval between termination of- one session an,i cornmencerncnt ol another session etc. Special provisions Procedure Medical treatrn enc etc to members

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"On and from the commencement of the Arunachal Pradesh Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Amendment) Act, 2026, every Member of the Legislative Assembly and Ex-Members (Councilors) of the Provisional Legislative Assembly and Pradesh Council who has served for a full term or less than full term or more than one term shall be paid a pension of Rupees sixty thousand per mensem".

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On and from the Commencement of the Arunachal Pradesh Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 2017, there shall be paid a family Pension to the family of a deceased Legislator (including Ex-Member, Councilors) of Provisional Legislative Assembly and Pradesh Council, not exceeding sixty percent of the last Pension drawn by such deceased Legislator, being a family pension to ;

1. (i) His/her spouse during his/her lifetime or till he/she remarries or
2. (ii) His/her children till they attain the age of twenty five years and in case of daughter, till they get married if such legislator leaves no spouse.

Power to make rules The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purpose of this Act

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1. (1) The Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Assembly ( Arunachal Pradesh) Order, I975 is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the

said Order so repealed shall in so far as it is not inconsistent with the

provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.