Travelling Allowance of Ministers, etc., on assuming and relinquishing office

(1) [A Minister or Deputy Minister [or the Chief Whip in the Assembly] [or Whip in the Assembly] or the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker [or the Chief Whip in the Council, or the Whip in the Council or the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman] or a Parliamentary Secretary], shall— (a) in respect of the journey for assuming office, to the [City of Hyderabad], from his usual place of residence in the State, if it is outside [the area comprised in that city and the city of Secunderabad]; and (b) in respect of the Journey on relinquishing office, from the [city of Hyderabad] to his usual place of residence in the State before he assumed office, if such place is outside [the area comprised in that city and in the city of Secunderabad,] be entitled to travelling allowances for himself and the members of his family and for the transport of his personal effects, at such rates and upon such conditions as may be determined by rules made by the State Government. (1-A) Where the Speaker [or the Chairman] at any time after assuming office in the city of Hyderabad, shifts his residence from the city of Hyderabad to his usual place of residence in the State before he assumed office, he shall, in respect of the journey made by him in that behalf, be entitled to travelling allowance for himself and the members of his family and for the transport of his personal effects, at such rates and upon such conditions as may be determined by rules made by the State Government. Explanation:- For the purpose of this section, the expression “the State” shall mean the territories specified in section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014. (2) [xxx] Subject to the provisions of section 10 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the office of the Chairman, director, member or any other officer of a statutory body, where the power to make any appointment to any such office or the power to remove any such person therefrom is vested in the Central Government or any State Government, as the case may be, provided the holder of any such office is not in receipt of, or entitled to, any remuneration other than compensatory allowance.