Residence of Ministers

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(1) Each Minister shall be entitled without any payment of rent to the use and maintenance of a furnished residence throughout the term of his office and for a period of one month immediately thereafter.
(2) So long as such residence under sub-section
(1) is not provided, there shall be paid a House Rent Allowance of rupees eight hundred per month to a Minister and a sum of rupees seven hundred and fifty per month to a Minister of State.
(3) In the event of the death of the Minister, his family shall be entitled without any payment of rent to the use and maintenance of the furnished residence occupied by the Minister for a period of three months immediately after his death. (4)
- (a) The person who had held the office of the Chief Minister for a period of four years or more shall be entitled without any payment of rent to the use and maintenance of an unfurnished residence throughout his life time.
- (b) In the event of the death of such person referred to in clause
- (a) his family shall be entitled without any payment of rent to use and maintenance of the residence occupied by him for a period of three months immediately after his death. Explanation - For the purposes of this section, "residence" includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the garden thereof and "maintenance" in relation to a residence includes provision of electricity and water and also payment of local rates and taxes.

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