Salaries and allowances of Members of Legislative Assembly.

(1) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offices referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive— (a) a salary of Rs. 30,000 per mensem. (b) travelling and daily allowances at such rates and upon such conditions as may be determined by rules made by the State Government, and until such rules are made at such rates and upon such conditions as were applicable to the Members of the Legislative Assembly immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(1-A) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offices referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive Compensatory allowance of Rs. 10,000 per mensem.

(1-AA) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offices referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive a Constituency allowance of Rs. 25,000 per mensem and a postal allowance of Rs. 2,500 per mensem.

(2) The salary referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) the compensatory allowance referred to in sub-section(1-A), the constituency allowance and the postal allowance referred to in sub-section (1-AA) and the telephone allowance referred to in sub-section (4-B) shall accrue to a Member from the date on which he is declared duly elected, or if such declaration is made before the vacancy occurs, from the date of occurrence of the vacancy; Provided that the salary, the compensatory allowance the constituency allowance, the postal allowance and the telephone allowance shall not be paid until the Member has made and subscribed the oath or affirmation referred to in Article 188 of the Constitution.

(2-A) Omitted

(2-AA) Where any Member of the Legislative Assembly dies before the expiry of the term of his office, his family shall be paid a lump-sum allowance of Rs. 5,00,000.

(2-B) The lump-sum allowance payable under sub-section (2-AA) shall be paid to the members of the family in equal shares. Explanation:—The expression, “family” means the wife or husband of the deceased Member and his or her minor sons, unmarried daughters and parents.

(3) Every Member referred to in sub-section (1), shall subject to such conditions as may be determined by rules made by the State Government, be entitled to allotment of an Apartment on payment of rent of Rupees two hundred and fifty per mensem.