section 2
Salaries and allowances
The East Punjab Ministers' Salaries Act, 1947General19478 of 3 sections available
Statutory text
- (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) 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) 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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