Meghalaya (Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances) Act, 1972
No: 4 Dated: Apr, 24 1972
THE MEGHALAYA (MINISTERS’ SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1972
ACT 4 OF 1972
An Act to determine the salaries and allowances of the “Chief Minister and other Ministers of Meghalaya. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Meghalaya in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya (Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances) Act, 1972.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of January, 1972.
2. Salaries of the Chief Minister, other Ministers and Ministers of State:- There shall be paid :-
(a) To the Chief Minister a salary of rupees one thousand five hundred per mensem;
(b) To every other Ministers a salary of rupees eight hundred and fifty per mensem ; and
(c) To every Minister of State a salary of rupees eight hundred and fifty per mensem.
3. Residential accommodation of the Chief Minister, other Minister and Ministers of State:- (1) The Chief Minister, other Ministers and Ministers of State shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of a free-furnished residence in Shillong and also at any other place which Government may for the purpose of this Act declare to be the headquarters of Government for the time being, for so long as such declaration remains in force.
(2) The residence shall be maintained at the public expense which shall not exceed the amount prescribed by rules.
Explanation: - For the purpose of this section “maintenance” in relation to a residence shall include the payment of local rates, taxes and provision of electricity and water.
4. Allowance in lieu of residential accommodation in certain cases:- Where the Chief Minister, other Ministers and Ministers of State as the case may be, do not occupy any such residence provided by the Government as is referred to in section 3 a house rent allowance at the rate of rupees three hundred and fifty per mensem in the case of the Chief Minister and other Ministers and at the rate of rupees two hundred per mensem in the case of Ministers of State and such service allowances as may be prescribed by rules shall be paid in lieu of such residence.
5. Conveyances for the Chief Minister, other Ministers and Ministers of State:- The Government may provide for the use of the Chief Minister, other Ministers or Ministers of State a suitable conveyance and may by rules provide for their maintenance and repair.
Provided that if a Minister chooses to maintain his own car, such Minister shall be entitled to conveyance allowance of rupees three hundred per mensem.
6. Prohibition against practising any profession or drawing salary as Member during tenure of office as Minister:- The Chief Minister, any other Minister or Minister of State shall not during the tenure or his office –
(i) Practise any profession or engage himself in any trade or undertake for remuneration any employment other than his duties as Chief Minister, other Ministers or Ministers of State.
(ii) Be entitled to any salary or allowance as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya.