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section 5

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCES

The Salaries, Allowances, Pensions and Other Benefits of the Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip and Members of the Legislative Assembly (Tripura) Act, 2008
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  1. (1) Each Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of Opposition and Government Chief Whip shall be entitled to -- (a)
    • (i) a conveyance allowance of Rupees Eight Hundred per month;
    • (ii) the free use of a motor car, the cost of maintenance of which shall be borne by the Minister; and
    • (iii) the services of a chauffeur; or
    • (b) a conveyance allowance of Rupees Six Hundred per month if he uses his own vehicle; or
    • (c) the free use of a motor-car the entire cost of maintenance and propulsion of which shall be borne by Government subject to the following conditions, namely;--
      • (i) no conveyance allowance shall be admissible in such a case;
      • (ii) in respect of journeys which do not qualify for traveling allowance within 8 kilometers from the head-quarters, no charges shall be payable upto a limit of 1800 kilometers per quarter and beyond this limit, charges at the rates prescribed under the Staff Car Rules as applicable to the Government servants of the State of Tripura shall be payable to Government;
      • (iii) charges at the rates mentioned above will also be payable in respect of private journeys performed by the motor car beyond 8 kilometers from the head-quarters; and
      • (iv) a log book shall be maintained for journeys referred to in sub-clause (ii) and (iii) to facilitate payments to Government. The option to one of the aforesaid alternative benefits, once exercised by a Minister, shall not be varied for one year Explanation -------- For the purpose of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a), "maintenance" shall include the cost of petrol and oil, servicing, repairs (the cost of other repairs being less than twenty-five rupees) and other incidental charges but shall not include expenditure or insurance and fees for registration and municipal taxes.
  2. (2) A Member other than a Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Government Chief Whip shall be entitled to a conveyance allowance of Rs.1,500/- per month.

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