Minister of State/Deputy Minister Rs. 5000/-.

1. (2) Every Minister shall also be entitled to a monthly sumptuary allowance as laid down below, namely:—

4. Residence of Ministers

10[Residence of Ministers.— Each Minister { } shall be entitled, without any payment, to the use and maintenance of a furnished residence throughout his term of office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter, and so long as such residence is not provided, to a compensatory allowances of {ten thousand rupees per month;

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14[and in addition, shall also be entitled, for the purpose of payment to a sum equal to the actual charges of electricity and water in respect of his private residence].}:

Provided that the compensatory allowance payable to a Deputy Minister for the period

for which no residence is provided to him shall be two hundred rupees per month.

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Provided that the Chief Minister shall not be entitled to the compensatory allowance

as aforesaid.] Explanation:— For the purpose of this section.—

1. (i) ‘residence’ includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the garden thereof {but does not include such portion of the residence or buildings appurtenant thereto as is exclusively set apart for use as office at the residence and is used as such}; (ii) {‘maintenance’ in relation to a residence includes payment of local rates and taxes and provision of electricity and water, which shall be paid by the Government}.]