Assam Minister's and Deputy Minister's Salaries and Allowances Act, 1958
No: 15 Dated: May, 28 1958
THE ASSAM MINISTER'S AND DEPUTY MINISTER'S SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1958
ASSAM ACT XV OF 1958
An Act to dettrmine the Salaries and Allowances of the Ministers and lhe Deputy Ministers.
Preamble.-WHEREAS it is expedient to determine the Salaries and Allowances of the Ministers and the Deputy Ministers ;
It is hereby enacted in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
I. Short title and commencement.-(i) This Act may be called the Assam Ministers' and Deputy Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Act, 1958.
(ii) It shall come into force with effect from the 1st April, 1958.
2. Salaries of the Minister'a and the Deputy Minister's:-There shall be paid-
(a) to each Minister a salary of rupees one thousand per mensem; and
(b) to each Deputy Minister a salary of rupees seven hundred and fifty per mensem.
3. Residence of the Ministers and the Deputy Ministers:- (i) Every Minister and every Deputy Minister shall be provided wit'n a free-furnished residence with grounds appurtenant thereto, in Shillong throughout the year, and also at any other place which the State Government may, from time to time, for the purpose of this Act declare to be the headquarters of Government, for so long as each such decla ra tion remains in force.
(ii) Such residence and the grounds appurtenant thereto, shall be maintained at the i'ublic expense which shall not exceed the amount prescribed by rules :
Provided that if a Minister or a Deputy Minister does not occupy the free-furnished residence provided by the Government, a house rent allowance at the rate of rupees two hundred and fifty per mensem in the case of a Minister and at the rate of rupees two hundred per mensem in the case of a Deputy Minister and such service allowances as may be prescribed by rules shall be paid in lieu of such residence
Explanation.-For the purpose of this section the expression "the public expense" shall include such' expenses as may be prescribed by rules.
4. Conveyances and Gonveyance Allowance for the Ministers and Deputy Ministers:- (i) The State Govemment may, from time to time, purchase and provide suitable conveyances for the use of every Minister and Deputy Minister and may by rules provide for their maintenance and repair.
(ii) Every Minister and Deputy Minister shall further be entitled to a conveyance allowance of rupees two hundred and rupees one hundred and fifty per mensem respectively:.
Provided that if a Minister or a Deputy Minister chooses to maintain his own car such Minister or Deputy Minister shall be entitled to a conveyance allowance of rupees three hundred per mensem.