The Jharkhand Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Amendment Act, 2005

(1) This Act may be called the Jharkhand Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Act, 2005. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from 1st day of April, 2005.

In section 3 of the Jharkhand Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following proviso shall be added at the end, namely:— "Provided that if a Minister is provided with a house owned by the Government, he shall not be entitled to any house rent allowance."

For clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the principal Act, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(a) the Minister shall be entitled to traveling allowance for himself and his family for journeys performed by air, rail, road or steamer, as he deems fit, for official or personal purpose within or outside the State of Jharkhand, subject to a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (one lakh) per annum."