Residence

The Speaker shall, throughout his term of office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter be entitled without payment of rent, to the use of a furnished residence or in lieu thereof a house-rent allowance of one hundred rupees per mensem. No charge shall fall on him personally in respect of the maintenance of a furnished residence provided to him. Explanation I-For the purpose of this section 'residence' includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and 'maintenance' in relation to a residence shall mean only the payment of municipal tax and the installation of electricity and water-taps. Explanation II-For the purpose of this section the expression 'term of office' includes the period beginning with the date of assumption of office till the date of coming into force of this Act.