Amendment of section 12.- In section 12 of the Principal Act,-

1. (i) in clause (a) for the words “twenty five rupees” the words “thirty five rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (ii) in clause (b) in sub-clause (i) for the words “two thousand rupees”, “two thousand five hundred rupees”, “five thousand rupees” and “one thousand five hundred rupees” the words

“two thousand five hundred rupees”, “three thousand five hundred rupees”, “seven thousand

rupees” and “two thousand rupees” shall respectively be substituted.

1. (iii) in clause (cc) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “sixty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (iv) in clause (ccc) for the words “two lakh rupees” the words “two lakhs fifty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
3. (v) in clause (h),-

1. (a) in sub-clause (ii) for the words “forty thousand rupees” the words “sixty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (b) in sub-clause (iv) for the words “ten thousand rupees” the words “twenty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, (G. SRIDHAR) Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs And Legislation. KARNATAKA ACT NO.25 OF 2025 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 4 th day of April, 2025) THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE SALARIES, PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 3 rd day of April, 2025) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy sixth year of the Republic of India, as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2025.

1. (2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 3.- 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,-

1. (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;
2. (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. 3. Amendment of section 4.- In section 4 of the Principal Act,-
3. (i) in sub-section (1), for the words "one lakh sixty thousand rupees", the words "two lakh fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted ; and
4. (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "twenty thousand rupees", the words "twenty five thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 4. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the Principal Act, in sub- section (2), in clause (d), in first proviso, for the words “three thousand five hundred rupees and seven thousand rupees” the words “five thousand rupees and ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 5. Amendment of section 10.- In section 10 of the Principal Act, in sub-

section (1), for the words " sixty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand

rupees" shall be substituted; 6. Amendment of section 10E.- In section 10E of the Principal Act, for the words "sixty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 7. Amendment of section 10J.- In section 10J of the Principal Act, for

the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words "seventy thousand rupees" shall

be substituted.

8. Amendment of section 10K.- In section 10K of the Principal Act, for

the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words "seventy thousand rupees" shall

be substituted. 9. Amendment of section 11.- In section 11 of the Principal Act, in sub- section (1), for the words "forty thousand rupees", the words "eighty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. 10. Amendment of section 11A.- In section 11A of the Principal Act,-

1. (i) in sub-section (1),-

1. (a) for the words, brackets and figures “the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2009", the words, brackets and figures " the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2025" shall be substituted;
2. (b) for the words "fifty thousand rupees", the words "seventy five thousand rupees" shall be substituted; and
3. (c) in the eighth proviso, for the words “rupees five thousand” and “rupees one lakh” the words “rupees twenty thousand” and “ rupees one lakh fifty thousand” shall respectively be substituted.
   • (ii) in sub-section (5), in clause (ii) for the words "one lakh rupees", the words "two lakh rupees" shall be substituted. 11. Amendment of section 11C.- In section 11C of the Principal Act,-
   • (iii) in sub-section (1), for the words “two lakhs fifty thousand rupees", the words "three lakh rupees" shall be substituted.
   • (iv) in sub-section (2), for the words "two lakhs fifty thousand rupees ", the words “three lakh rupees " shall be substituted. 12. Omission of section 11D.- Section 11D of the Principal Act shall be omitted. 13. Amendment of section 12.- In section 12 of the Principal Act,-
   • (i) in clause (c),-
4. (a) in sub-clause(iii) for the words “five thousand rupees” the words “twenty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
5. (b) in sub-clause(iv) for the words “rupees two thousand five

hundred” the words “rupees ten thousand” shall be substituted.

1. (ii) in clause (cc) for the words “sixty thousand rupees” the words “eighty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
2. (iii) in clause (ccc) for the words “two lakh fifty thousand rupees” the words “three lakh fifty thousand rupees” shall be substituted.
3. (iv) for clause (h), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(i) one lakh ten thousand rupees per month towards meeting the expenditure incurred by him on telephone and cell phone calls, constituency allowances and postal charges;
4. (ii) twenty five thousand rupees as the salary of the personal Assistant and the Room Boy of the Member in the discharge of his duties as a member.” By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation