Jammu and Kashmir Ministers' and Ministers of State Salaries Act, 1956
No: 6 Dated: May, 30 1956
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR MINISTERS’ AND MINISTERS OF STATE SALARIES ACT, 1956
(Act No. VI of 1956)
An Act to provide for the salaries and allowances of Ministers and Ministers of State of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Ministers' and Ministers of State Salaries Act, 1956.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
2. Definitions. - In this Act -
(a) "house" includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto ;
(b) "maintenance" in relation to a house shall include the payment of local rates and taxes and charges for electricity and water.
3. Salaries and allowances of Ministers and Ministers of State. - (1) There shall be paid to the Chief Minister, each Minister and each Minister of State -
(a) a salary of seventy thousand rupees, sixty-five thousand rupees and sixty thousand rupees per mensem respectively, exclusively, exclusive of tax on income leviable under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The tax, if any, assessed and levied on the said income under the said Act shall be reimbursed and paid by the Government in the manner provided for in sub-section (1-a) ; and
(b) an allowance of one thousand rupees per mensem to cover the cost of petrol or diesel oil for journey within a radius of sixteen kilometres from the headquarters.
(1-a) Where a Minster including the Chief Minister, or a Minister of State -
(a) is not an income tax payer but by adding the salary to his income, has become liable to pay the tax, the whole amount of tax shall be reimbursed and paid by the Government ; or
(b) is an income tax payer and by adding the salary to his income has become liable to pay a higher rate of tax, the Government shall reimburse and pay the additional tax of a sum equal to the difference between the amount of tax payable at higher rate and the amount of tax payable by him before the addition of salary to his total income.
(2) Each Minister and each Minister of State shall be provided with free furnished house, the maintenance charges of which shall be borne by the State Government. The State Government may also allow him to continue in free occupation of the house provided to him for a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of his ceasing to be a Minister or Minister of State, as the case may be.
(3) Each Minister and each Minister of State shall be entitled to the use of a State car, the expenses on the maintenance and propulsion of which shall be borne by the State Government :
Provided that if a Minister or a Minister of State uses own car, he shall in that case be entitled to such additional allowances as may be prescribed under the rules made by the Governor.
3A. Advance for motor cars. - There may be paid to any Minister or a Minister of State by way of a repayable advance such sum of money as may be determined by rules made in this behalf by the Governor for the purchase of a motor car in order that he may be able to discharge conveniently and efficiently the duties of his office.
3B. Sumptuary and constituency allowances to Ministers and Ministers of State. - The Governor may, by rules made in this behalf, provide for the grant of such sumptuary and constituency allowance per mensum as he may deem fit to any Minister or a Minister of State.