Salaries and allowances of Leader of the Opposition and Chief Government Whip

(1) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly a salary of Rs. 30,000 per mensem and subject to such maximum limit, as may be prescribed, a house rent of such sum per mensem as the Public Works Department of the State Government may, from time to time, fix with reference to the prevailing rate of rent for the house the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly occupies in the City of Chennai; but the house rent shall not be paid to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly if he occupies a house provided by the State Government free of rent. Provided that clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 12 shall not apply to the holder of the office mentioned in this sub-section. (2) There shall be paid to the Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly a salary of Rs. 30,000 per mensem and, subject to such maximum limit, as may be prescribed, a house rent of such sum per mensem as the Public Works Department of the State Government may, from time to time, fix with reference to the prevailing rate of rent for the house the Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly occupies in the city of Chennai; but the House rent shall not be paid to the Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly if he occupies a house provided by the State Government free of rent. Provided that clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 12 shall not apply to the holder of the office mentioned in this sub-section. (3) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition and Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly, a compensatory allowance of Rs. 15,000 per mensem. (4) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition and Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly:— (i) a contingency allowance of Rs. 7,500 per mensem; and (ii) a constituency allowance of Rs. 25,000 per mensem.