Residence of Minister

Each Minister shall be entitled to have a rent free furnished residence throughout his term of office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter, and no charge shall fall on the Minister personally in respect of the maintenance of such residence, and so long as such residence is not provided or he opts to reside in his own accommodation, to every such Minister there shall be paid a compensatory allowance of rupees "twenty thousand" per mensem or rateable value of his own house or the rent paid by him, whichever is the least, in lieu thereof. Explanation.–– For the purpose of this section, “residence” includes the staff quarters, residential offices and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the garden thereof, and “maintenance” in relation to a residence shall include- (a) providing electricity at the residential offices, staff quarters and the garden of each Minister at the government expense; (b) provision of water at the government expense; (c) providing electricity at the residence of the Chief Minister (excluding residential offices, staff quarters and the garden) to the extent of five thousand units consumed per mensem and those of the other Ministers (excluding residential offices, staff quarters and the garden) to the extent of three thousand units consumed per mensem; (d) payment of local rates and taxes to each Minister.