The State of Mizoram Salaries and Allowances of the Government Chief Whip and the Deputy Government Chief Whip Act, 1995

1. (1) This Act may be called the State of Mizoram Salaries and Allowances of the Government Chief Whip and the Deputy Government Chief Whip Act, 1995.
2. (2) It shall come into force on and from the date of publication in the Mizoram Gazette.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

1. (a) "Deputy Government Chief Whip” means a Member of Legislative Assembly so designated by the Chief Minister of Mizoram on the recommendation of the Government Chief Whip, to perform the duties of the Deputy Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly:
2. (b) “Family” in relation to the Deputy Government Chief Whip means, --
   • (i) his wife or her husband, as the case may be ;
   • (ii) the children, step children and widowed daughters wholly dependent upon such Deputy Government Chief Whip:
   • (iii) the parents, minor brother handicapped adult brother, unamarried sister and widowed sister wholly dependent upon such Deputy Government Chief Whip;
3. (c) “Government” means the State Government of Mizoram;
4. (d) “Government Chief Whip” means the Minister incharge of Parliamentary Affairs ex-officio;
5. (e) “Governor” means the Governor of Mizoram;
6. (f) “Legislative Assembly” means the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram;
7. (g) “Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act;
8. (h) “Travelling Allowances” means the allowances payable to the Deputy Government Chief Whip under this Act to cover the expenses which he incur in travelling in the interest of public service.

There shall be a Deputy Government Chief Whip as defined in clause

1. (a) of section 2, who shall have the rank and status of a Minister of State under the Mizoram Salaries and Allowances of the Ministers Act, 1987.

1. (1) The Government Chief Whip shall not be entitled to any other salaries and allowances than that he is entitled to as a Minister under the Mizoram Salaries and Allowances of the Ministers Act, 1987.
2. (2) The Deputy Government Chief Whip shall be paid a salary of two thousand two hundred fifty Rupees per mensem and other allowances, or such as a Minister of State is entitled under the Mizoram Salaries and Allowances of the Ministers Act, 1987.

There shall be paid to the Deputy Government Chief Whip, in particular, a sumptuary allowance of two thousand seven hundred fifty rupees per mensem, a family allowance of two thousand rupees per mensem and an entertainment allowance of one thousand rupees per mensem.

The Deputy Government Chief Whip shall be entitled to a duly maintained, free and furnished residence throughout his term of office and for a period of fifteen days following the expiry of his tenure as the Deputy Government Chief Whip: and so long as such residence is not provided for his occupation, he shall be entitled to a hired residence for which rental charges shall not be more than six thousand rupees per mensem. EXPLANATION:- For the purposes of this section,

1. (a) “residence” shall include the staff quarters and other premises including garden and garage appurtenant thereto.
2. (b) “maintenance” in relation to a residence includes,
   • (i) provisions of electricity and water;
   • (ii) provisions of telephone with local charges free up to the extent of three thousand rupees per mensem.
   • (iii) payment of local rates and taxes.

The Deputy Government Chief Whip shall be entitled to free use of a motor vehicle, entire cost of maintenance along with the services of a chauffer, which shall be borne by the Government.

Subject to the provisions of the Schedule to this Act, the Government Deputy Chief Whip shall be entitled to such travelling allowance and daily allowances as a Minister of State of Mizoram is entitled.

The Deputy Government Chief Whip and the members of his family shall be entitled to free of charge accommodation in any hospital either maintained or recognised by the Government and also to medical treatment in accordance with the Medical Attendance Rules for the time being in force in the State and applicable to the highest ranking Officer of the Government.

No person in receipt of a salary or allowances under this Act shall be entitled to receive any sum out of the funds provided by the Legislative Assembly by way of salary or allowances in respect of his membership in the Legislative Assembly.

The date on which any member of the Legislative Assembly becomes or ceases to be the Government Chief Whip or Deputy Government Chief Whip shall be notified in the Mizoram Gazette and any such notification shall be the conclusive evidence of the fact that he has become or ceased to become Government Chief Whip or the Deputy Government Chief Whip, as the case may be, on and from that date for all purposes of this Act.

No Member of the Legislative Assembly shall be disqualified for being chosen as or for being a member of the Legislative Assembly merely by reason of the fact that he holds the office of the Government Chief Whip or the Deputy Government Chief Whip.

The Mizoram Salaries and Allowances of Government Chief Whip Act, 1991, shall stand repealed with effect from the date of commencement of this Act.