The East Punjab Ministers' Salaries Act, 1947

1. (1) This Act may be called the East Punjab Ministers' Salaries Act, 1947.
2. (2) It shall come into force at once.

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1. (a) "House" includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto, and the gardens thereof.
2. (b) "Maintenance" in relation to a house shall include the payment of local rates and taxes, and charges of electricity and water.

1. (1) There shall be paid,-
   • (a) to the Chief Minister, a salary at the rate of one lac rupees per mensem, sumptuary allowance and compensatory allowance each at the rate of five thousand rupees per mensem; and
   • (b) to the Deputy Chief Minister and every Minister, a salary at the rate of fifty thousand rupees per mensem, sumptuary allowance and compensatory allowance each at the rate of five thousand rupees per mensem;
2. (2) Each Minister shall be provided with a rent-free Government house at the State Headquarter, the furnishing and maintenance charges of which, shall be borne by the State Government. (2-A) In case, a Minister is not provided with a rent free Government house, as stated in sub-section (2), by the State Government due to non-availability of the Government house, and he resides in a house, taken by him on rent at the State Headquarter, then he shall be entitled to such monthly allowance, as may be specified by the State Government in the rules framed in this regard. Apart from the monthly allowance, a Minister shall also be entitled to the facility of free furnishing at the Government expenses: Provided that the maintenance charges, other than the actual charges of electricity and water in respect of the rented house, shall be borne by the owner of the house. (2-B) In case, a Minister opts to reside in his own house or in the house owned by his spouse, which is situated within such radius from the State Headquarter, as may be specified in the rules, then he shall be entitled to such monthly allowance, as may be specified by the State Government in the rules framed in this regard. Apart from the monthly allowance, a Minister shall also be entitled to the facility of free furnishing at the Government expenses: Provided that the maintenance charges, other than the actual charges of electricity and water of the house, shall be borne by the owner of the house. (2-C) The State Government may, allow a Minister to continue in free occupation of the house, provided to him under sub-section (2) or sub-section (2-A), as the case may be, for a period, not exceeding fifteen days from the date of his ceasing to be a Minister.
3. (3) Each Minister shall be provided with the State Car, the expenses on the maintenance and propulsion of which shall be borne by the State Government. (3-A) If a Minister does not avail of or surrenders his State Car and wishes to use his private vehicle for official purpose, he will be paid such allowance, as may be specified in the rules made in this behalf by the State Government under this Act from time to time. Provided that the maintenance and propulsion expenses of the State Car in use by Minister shall not be subject to the limit of three hundred rupees. (4)
   • (a) Each Minister shall be entitled to have a telephone installed at any place within his constituency or at Chandigarh and all charges in respect of installation and security deposit shall be paid by the Minister himself and the amount so paid shall be reimbursed to the Minister, by the Government on production of receipts obtained from the Posts and Telegraph Department.
   • (b) The Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and every Minister, shall be paid a telephone allowance at the rate of fifteen thousand rupees per mensem. ( Provided that reimbursement of charges referred to in clauses (a) and (b), shall not exceed one lac twenty thousand rupees per annum.)

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1. (1) The travelling allowance of the Ministers, including the Chief Minister, shall be regulated in accordance with such rules as may be framed or adopted by the State Government from time to time: Provided that no mileage or travelling allowance shall be chargeable in respect of journeys performed in a State Car.
2. (2) Any expenditure incurred in relation to the travelling allowance of Minister before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been incurred in accordance with such rules as if the said rules were framed and adopted under this Act.

B. No person in receipt of salary or allowance under this Act shall be entitled to receive any sum out of the funds provided by the State Legislature by way of salary or allowance in respect of his membership of (***) of the State Legislature.

1. (1) Every Minister alongwith his spouse and his dependent children accompanying either of them and an attendant accompanying him to look after and assist him shall, during the course of a financial year, be entitled to travel by any railway in India or within or outside India by an Air-conditioned coach or by air and an amount equivalent to the expenses incurred on such journey shall be reimbursed to him: Provided that where a Minister travels by his own motor car and furnishes a cash receipt from a licensed dealer indicating the name of the Minister, quantity of petrol or diesel purchased by him for propulsion of his motor car, the date on which it was purchased, the cost thereof and the registration number of his motor car, the expenses so incurred shall be reimbursed to him: Provided further that the total expenses incurred for the facilities specified in this section shall not exceed the amount of three lac rupees in a financial year.
2. (2) The Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and every Minister, may get an advance for performing the journey abroad by Air.

BBB. There shall be paid to the Minister, Constituency, Secretarial, Postal Facilities Allowance at the rate of twenty five thousand rupees per mensem and Office Allowance in constituency at the rate of ten thousand rupees per mensem.

3. Repeal of Punjab Act II of 1937 and Ordinance no.XI of 1947 The Punjab Ministers' Salaries Act, 1937, and the East Punjab Ministers' Salaries Ordinance, 1947, are hereby repealed.