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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "committee" means any committee, commission, council, board or other body of persons whether incorporated or not, established by or under the Government of India or the Government of any State; (b) "compensatory allowance" means such sum of money as the Government concerned may determine to be payable to the holder of an office by way of travelling allowance, daily allowance, conveyance allowance or house rent allowance for the purpose of enabling him to recoup any expenditure incurred by him in performing the functions of that office; (c) "statutory body" means any corporation, board or other body of persons, by whatever name called, established, constituted or appointed by or under any Central Act or State Act or any rule or order having the force of law. In the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1957), in section 3,- (i) for clause (e), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(e) Office of the Political Secretary-I to the Chief Minister; (e1) Office of the Political Secretary-II to the Chief Minister." (ii) after clause (g), the following shall be inserted , namely:- "(h) Office of the Financial Advisor to the Chief Minister; (i) Office of Advisor (Policy and Planning) to the Chief Minister; and (j) Office of the Deputy Chairman to the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission".