Residence

(1) Each Minister shall be entitled without payment of any rent to the use throughout the term of his office and for a period of Fifteen days thereafter, of a residence at Dehradun or Capital of State which shall be furnished and maintained at public expense at the prescribed scale. (2) Each Minister for whose use a residence at Dehradun of Capital of State has been provided under sub-section (1) shall immediately after the expiration of the period referred to in that sub-section, vacate such accommodation and an officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf may take possession of the accommodation and may, for the purpose, use such force as may be necessary in the circumstances. (3) Where a Minister has not been provided with a residence in accordance with sub-section (1), or does not avail of the benefit of the said sub-section, he shall be entitled to compensatory allowance at the rate of Rs. 40,000 per month. (4) The motor vehicle provided to a Deputy Minister at any time before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been validly provided.