Salaries and Allowances of Deputy Ministers

3. Salaries and Allowances of Deputy Ministers.-(1) There shall be paid to each Deputy Minister- (a) a salary of one thousand rupees per mensem exclusive of tax on income leviable under the Income Tax Act, 1961. all tax, if any, assessed and levied on the said income under the said Act shall be reimbursed and paid by the Government in the manner provided for in sub-section (1a) ; and (b) an allowance of one thousand rupees per mensem to cover the cost of petrol or diesel oil for travelling within a radius of sixteen kilometres from headquarters. (1-a) Where a Deputy Minister- (a) is not an income tax payer but by adding the salary to his income, has become liable to pay the tax, the whole amount of tax shall be reimbursed and paid by the Government ; or (b) is an income tax payer and by adding the salary to his income has become liable to pay a higher rate of tax, the Government shall reimburse and pay the additional tax of a sum equal to the difference between the amount of tax payable at higher rate and the amount of tax payable by him before the addition of salary to his total income. (2) Each Deputy Minister shall be provided with free furnished house, the maintenance charges of which shall be borne by the State Government. The State Government may also allow him to continue in free occupation of the house provided to him for a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of his ceasing to be a Deputy Minister. (3) Each Deputy Minister shall be entitled to the use of a State Car, the expenses of the maintenance and propulsion of which shall be borne by the State Government : Provided that if a Deputy Minister uses his own car, he shall in that case be entitled to such additional allowances as may be prescribed under the rules made by the Governor.