Amendment of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act,

In the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 1971 (4 of 1971),—

1. (a) after the existing section 5, the following section 5-A along with its heading shall be inserted, namely:— "5-A. Free transit by railway.—Each Minister shall be provided with two free non-transferable first class passes, valid during the term of his office, which shall entitle him and his spouse or any other person accompanying him to look after and assist him to travel at any time by any railway in India; provided the aggregate distance so travelled in any financial year on these passes does not exceed twenty thousand kilometres: Provided that if the journey is performed by an air-conditioned railway coach or by air he shall be paid an amount equivalent to one first class fare for such journey and if he is accompanied by his spouse or any other person to look after and assist him he shall be paid an amount equivalent to two firstclass fares, for such journey.";
2. (b) after the existing section 7, the following section 7-A along with its heading shall be inserted, namely:— "7-A. House building advance.—In case a Minister does not avail himself of the facility of motor car advance as provided in section 7, he may be paid by way of repayable advance such sum of money, and subject to such conditions, as may be determined by rules made in this behalf, for the construction of a house or for the purchase of a built-up house."; and
3. (c) in the existing proviso to sub-section

1. (1) of section 8, for the words "fifty rupees" the words, "three hundred rupees" shall be substituted.