Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982
No: 43 Dated: Aug, 28 1982
THE GOVERNORS (EMOLUMENTS, ALLOWANCES AND PRIVILEGES) ACT, 1982
ACT NO. 43 OF 1982
An Act to determine the emoluments, allowances and privileges of Governors.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “ex-Governor” means a person who has been the Governor of a State or two or more States;
(aa) “Governor” means the Governor, or any person discharging the functions of the Governor, of any State or of two or more States;
(b) “maintenance”,—
(i) in relation to official residences, includes the provision of electricity, gas and water;
(ii) in relation to motor vehicles, includes the pay and allowances of chauffeurs and the provision of oil and petrol or other fuel;
(c) “members of the family”, in relation to a Governor, means the 4 spouse, dependent children and the dependent parents of the Governor;
(d) “official residences”, in relation to a Governor, means such residences as may be specified by the President, by notification in the Official Gazette, as the official residences of the Governor and includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof;
(e) “rules” means rules made under this Act;
(f) “State” does not include a Union territory.
3. Emoluments.—There shall be paid to every Governor emoluments at the rate of rupees three lakh fifty thousand permensem:
Provided that if a Governor, at the time of his appointment,—
(a) is in receipt of a pension (other than disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous service under the Government of India or any of its predecessor Governments or under the Government of a State or any of its predecessor Governments his emoluments shall be reduced,—
(i) by the amount of that pension; and
(ii) if he has, before such appointment, received in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him in respect of such previous service, the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of the pension; or
(b) is in receipt of any benefit by way of contributory provident fund, his emoluments shall be reduced by the pension equivalent of such benefit.