Residences of Ministers

4. Residences of Ministers. (1) Each Minister shall be entitled, to the use of a furnished residence in the City of Bangalore throughout his term of office and for a period of sixty days immediately thereafter, or in lieu of such furnished residence to a house rent allowance at the rate of two lakh fifty thousand rupees per mensem. The residence provided under this sub-section shall be furnished on such scales, and the plinth area thereof shall not exceed such limits, as may be prescribed. (2) In a residence used by a Minister who is entitled to a house rent allowance in lieu of a furnished residence, three rooms shall be furnished by the State Government on such scales as may be prescribed, to be used for official purposes. He shall be entitled for an allowance of thirty thousand rupees per month for maintenance and upkeep of residence and for layout and maintenance of gardens included in such residence. (4) If a motor car provided to him by the State Government goes out of order while on tour by road and a motor car is hired by him for journeys connected with his official business, the Minister, Minister of State or the Deputy Minister shall be entitled to recover the actual hire charges paid by him. In section 6A of the Principal Act, for the words "fifty thousand rupees" the words, “seventy five thousand rupees”, shall be substituted.