The Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Manipur) (Twenty-First Amendment) Act, 2020

(1) This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Manipur) (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 2020. (2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

In section 2 of the Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Manipur) Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), for clause (dd), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "family" in relation to a Member means- (i) Spouse or judicially separated spouse of the Member; (ii) Dependent disabled siblings (brother or sister) of the Member; (iii) Dependent parents; (iv) Dependent son, including adopted son, who has not attained the age of twenty-five years or till he starts earning livelihood; un-married or widowed daughter including adopted daughter until she starts earning livelihood; and (v) Sons and daughters of the Ex-Member who is suffering from any disorder or disability of mind including mentally retarded or are physically crippled or disabled so as to render them unable to earn a living even after attaining the age of 25 years.".

In section 3 of the Principal Act, for the words and figures "Rs. 19,500/- (Rupees nineteen thousand and five hundred)", "Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees thousand)" and "Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees two thousand), the words and figures "Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand)", "Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees two thousand)" and "Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand)" shall be substituted respectively.

In section 4 of the Principal Act, for the words and figures "Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand)", "Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand)", "Rs. 19,500/- (Rupees nineteen thousand five hundred)" and "Rs. 12,000/- (Rupees twelve thousand)", the words and figures "Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand)", "Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand)", "Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand)", and "Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand)" shall be substituted respectively.

In section 5 of the Principal Act,- (i) in the proviso to sub-section (3), for the words and figures "Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs)", the words and figures "Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs)" shall be substituted; (ii) for sub-section (4), the following shall be substituted, namely- "(4). A Member shall be entitled to appoint two Computer Assistants and one Personal Assistant and one PS/PRO, each on a par with the monthly pay and allowances admissible at the minimum of the pay scale of a Lower Division Clerk, and three Drivers and two Peons on a par with the monthly pay and allowances admissible at the minimum of the pay of a Driver and a Peon respectively, at the pleasure of the Member, for the period during his term of office.".

In section 11 of the Principal Act,- (i) in the first proviso, for the words and figures "Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh)", the words and figures "Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs)" shall be substituted; and (ii) in the second proviso, for the words and figures "Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand)", the words and figures "Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand)" shall be substituted.

In section 11-A of the Principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures "Rs. 40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand)", the words and figures "Rs. 70,000/- (Rupees seventy thousand)" shall be substituted; and (ii) in the second proviso, for the words and figures "Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees two thousand)", the words and figures "Rs. 4,000/- (Rupees four thousand)" shall be substituted.

In section 11-B of the Principal Act, for the words and figures "Rs. 12,000/-", the words and figures "Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand)" shall be substituted.

For section 11-D of the Principal Act, for the words "Rupees fifteen lakhs", the words "Rupees thirty lakhs" shall be substituted.

In section 11-F of the Principal Act, for the words and figures "Rs. 10,000/-", the words and figures "Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand)" shall be substituted.