Amount of advance

The total amount of advance which may be granted to a Minister for the purchase of a motor car shall not exceed sixteen thousand rupees or sixteen months’ Salary of the Minister or the anticipated price of the motor car whichever is less. If the actual price of the motor car paid by the Minister is less than the amount of the advance, the Minister shall refund the balance to the Government forthwith. EXPLANATION. For the purpose of this section “salary” does not include conveyance and other allowances. EXPLANATION 2 In this section the expression “actual price” includes sales tax and cost of such items, e.g. Spare wheel, tyre and tube. on the purchase of which the purchaser has no choice. It does not, however, cover the cost of certain accessories, e.g. radio in a car, plastic covers, which are not essential and are purchased by the customer of his own volition. Insurance and registration charges of the vehicles are also not included in the “actual price” and shall also cover in the case of first purchase the following items— (i) Cost of transportation of the conveyance upto the place of duty of the Minister at the time of purchase irrespective of whether the transport is arranged by the distributors or by the Minister himself ; and (ii) the octroi charges actually paid.