Free non-transferable bus passes are provided subject to certain limitations.

Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) „Chairman‟ means the Chairman of the Legislative Council; (b) „Deputy Chairman‟ means the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council; (bb) „Government Chief Whip‟ means a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council designated by the Chief Minister as the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council; (c) „highest class‟ in relation to journeys by train includes air-conditioned accommodation available in the train; (cc) „Leader of the Opposition‟ means the member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council who is for the time being recognised as the Leader of the Opposition by the Speaker or the Chairman as the case may be; (ccc) 'Opposition Chief Whip' means a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council designated as such by the Leader of the Opposition as the Opposition Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council as the case may be; (d) „prescribed‟ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (dd) „recognised group‟ means,- (i) in relation to the Karnataka Legislative Council, every party which has a strength of not less than 10 members i.e., the quorum strength of members in the Legislative Council; (ii) in relation to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, every party which has a strength of not less than twenty three members i.e., the quorum strength of the Legislative Assembly; (e) „residence‟ includes staff quarters and buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof; (f) „Speaker‟ means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; (g) „Deputy Speaker‟ means the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. In the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) (herein after referred to as the Principal Act), in section 11A, in sub-section (5), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(ii) shall for every financial year be entitled to receive in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, a sum of rupees one lakh per annum payable in two equal installments in the months of April and October for the purpose of travelling either single or with a companion in one or more journeys by air or by railway in India.” In the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957), (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in section 3,- (ii) in sub section (2), for the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words " seventy five thousand rupees" and for the words "three lakhs rupees", the words "four lakhs rupees" shall be substituted. (iv) in sub-section (1), for the words " seventy five thousand rupees", the words "one lakh twenty five thousand rupees" and for the words "four lakhs rupees", the words "five lakh rupees" shall respectively be substituted; (v) in sub-section (2), for the words " seventy five thousand rupees", the words "one lakh twenty five thousand rupees rupees" and for the words "four lakhs rupees", the words "five lakh rupees" shall respectively be substituted. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, the Government Chief Whips and the Opposition Chief Whips travelling outside India for medical treatment shall be entitled to the same terms in regard to travelling and other expenses as a Minister of the State Government. x x x