Haryana Legislative Assembly [Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members] Act, 1975
No: 2 Dated: Jan, 21 1975
THE HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY [SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND PENSION OF MEMBERS] ACT, 1975
(HARYANA ACT NO. 2 OF 1975)
AN ACT
To provide for the [salary, allowances and pension] of members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Twentyfifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—
1. This Act may be called the Haryana Legislative Assembly [Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members] Act, 1975.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) “Assembly” means the Haryana Legislative Assembly;
(b) “committee” means a select committee or other committee of the Assembly and includes any committee appointed by the State Government for a purpose connected with the business of the Government;
(c) “Deputy Speaker” means the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly;
(d) “Leader of the Opposition” means the member of the Assembly who is for the time being recognized as such by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(e) “member” means a member of the Assembly other than a Minister, or the Speaker, or the Deputy Speaker;
(f) “meeting” means a meeting of the Assembly or of a committee thereof;
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
(h) “Speaker” means the Speaker of the Assembly.
2A. There shall be paid to each member a salary of 2(twenty thousand rupees) per mensem.
3. (1) Subject to the conditions herein contained there shall be paid to each member from the date on which he takes oath a compensatory allowance [at such rates as may be prescribed].
(2) If a member—
(a) fails to attend at least ninety per centum of the total number of meetings held in any month ; or
(b) elected during the course of a month fails to attend at least ninety per centum of the total number of meetings held in that month subsequent to the date on which he takes his oath, he shall not for that month be paid any compensatory allowance other than an allowance 3[at such rates as may be prescribed] for every meeting actually attended by him as such member unless he satisfies the Secretary of the Assembly that he was prevented by reason of ill-health or any other sufficient cause from attending the required number of meetings: Provided that no member who draws the compensatory allowance prescribed in this sub-section shall receive a sum greater than ninety per centum of the amount that would be due to him in any one month under sub-section (1) had he attended the requisite number of meetings.
(3) Wherein any month there have been no meetings or no meeting is held after the election of a member during the course of a month, the member shall be paid full compensatory allowance for such month].
(4) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, no compensatory allowance shall be paid to any member in respect of any period during which he was under legal detention 1[under any law other than the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971] for the time being in force.
[Explanation .—For the purposes of this section, the term “member” shall not include the Leader of Opposition, Chief Parliamentary Secretary or Parliamentary Secretary.]