Residence

(1) Each Minister shall be provided with a furnished house, the maintenance charges of which shall be borne by the State Government or in lieu of such house, shall be paid an allowance at the following rates, namely:- (a) Minister who is a member of the Cabinet: Rupees three thousand and five hundred per mensem; (b) a Minister of State: Rupees three thousand per mensem; and (c) a Deputy Minister: Rupees two thousand and five hundred per mensem. (2) The State Government may allow a Minister to continue in occupation of the house provided to him for a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of his ceasing to be a Minister. (3) Each Minister shall be liable to pay licence fee one thousand five hundred of his salary in respect of the furnished house allotted to him and the same shall be recoverable monthly from his salary. Explanation.-The Minister shall not become personally liable for any payment in case the standard rent of the house allotted to him for residence exceeds the amount specified in sub-section (1).