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section 3

Compensatory Allowance

The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) Act, 1942
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  1. (1) Subject to the conditions herein contained, there shall be paid to each member a compensatory allowance at the rate of two hundred rupees per mensem with effect from the commencement of this Act or from the date on which he takes his oath whichever is later upto the 31st March, 1944, and thereafter at the rate of—
    • (i) three hundred rupees per mensem with effect from the 1st April, 1944, or the date on which he takes his oath, whichever is later, upto the 12th March, 1969 ;
    • (ii) four hundred rupees per mensem with effect from the 13th March, 1969, or the date on which he takes his oath, whichever is later.
    • (iii) five hundred rupees per mensem with effect from the first day of April, 1970 : Provided that a Member who does not wish to draw the compensatory allowance at the rate of five hundred rupees per mensem may draw it at the rate admissible immediately before the first day of April, 1970 .
  2. (2) If a member—
    • (a) fails to attend at least ninety per centum of the total number of meetings held in any month, or
    • (b) elected during the course of a month fails to attend at least ninety per centum of the total number of meetings held in that month subsequent to the date on which he takes his oath, he shall not for that month be paid any compensatory allowance other than an allowance at the rate of twenty rupees for every meeting actually attended by him as such member unless he satisfies the Secretary of the Assembly that he was prevented by reason of ill-health or any other sufficient cause from attending the required number of meetings : Provided that no member who draws the compensatory allowance prescribed in this sub-section shall receive a sum greater than ninety per centum of the amount that would be due to him in any one month under sub-section
  3. (1) had he attended the requisite number of meetings.
  4. (3) Where, in any month there have been no meetings, the member shall be paid the full compensatory allowance for such month.
  5. (4) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained no compensatory allowance shall be paid to any member in respect of any period during which he was under legal detention under any law for the time being in force.

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