Power to recover damages

Where a landowner makes default in the payment of any contribution to the Fund, the Government may recover from him such damages, not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the amount of arrears, as they think fit. (1) The travelling allowance and daily allowane of an official Director shall be governed by the rules applicable to him for journeys performed on official duties and shall be paid initially by the authority paying his salary and claimed later by the concerned Director from the Board and remitted to Government. (2) Non-official Directors shall be paid travelling allowance and daily allowance at the rates applicable to grade I officers of the Government for attending the meeting of the Board: Provided that travelling allowance for journeys performed shall be limited to journeys performed from the place of residence within the state: Provided further that the travelling allowance, and daily allowance of Members of Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament who are Directors of the Board may be paid in accordance with the rules applicable to them.