Rajasthan Ministers Salaries and other Facilities Act, 1956
No: 43 Dated: Dec, 28 1956
The Rajasthan Ministers Salaries and other Facilities Act, 1956
Act No. 43 of 1956
An Act to provide for the salaries and other Facilities of the Ministers of the State of Rajasthan.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the salaries of the Ministers of the State of Rajasthan and for other matters connected therewith:
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature In the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title. - This Act may be called the Rajasthan Ministers Salaries and other Facilities Act, 1956.
2. Interpretation. - (1) In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,-
(a) "appointed day" means the first day of November, 1956;
(b) "Minister" means a minister of the State of Rajasthan and save as otherwise expressly provided, includes the Chief Minister a Minister of State and a Deputy Minister of that State;
(c) "State" means the new State of Rajasthan as formed by section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act, 37 of 1956).
(2) The provisions of the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 8 of 1955), in force in the pre-reorganisation State of Rajasthan shall as far as may be, apply mutatis mutandis to this Act.
3. Salaries of Ministers. - There will be paid with effect from the 1st April 2017 or with effect from the date on which he may thereafter enter upon his office whichever may be later-
(a) a salary of fifty five thousand rupees per mensem to the Chief Minister.
(b) a salary of forty five thousand rupees per mensem to a Minister other than a Minister of State and a Deputy Minister:
(bb) a salary of ten thousand five hundred rupees per mensem to a Deputy Chief Minister;
(c) a salary of forty two thousand rupees per mensem to Minister of State, and
(d) a salary of forty thousand rupees per mensem to a Deputy Minister.
4. Sumptuary allowance. - (1) In addition to the salary payable under section 3, there shall be paid to the Chief Minister with effect from the 1st April 2017 or with effect from the date on which he may thereafter enter upon his office, a sumptuary allowance of fifty five thousand rupees per mensem.
(1 A) In addition to the salary payable under section 3, there shall be paid to a Deputy Chief Minister with effect from the date of commencement of the Rajasthan Ministers Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No.4 of 1998) or with effect from the date on which he may thereafter enter upon his office, a sumptuary allowance of six thousand rupees per mensem.
(2) In addition to the salary payable under section 3. there shall be paid with effect from the 1st April 2017 or with effect from the date on which he may thereafter enter upon his office, to every Minister, other than the Chief Minister, a Minister of State, and a Deputy Minister, a sumptuary allowance of fifty thousand rupees per mensem.
(3) In addition to the salary payable under section 3. there shall be paid, with effect from 1st April 2017 or with effect from the date on which he may thereafter enter upon his office, to every Minister of State, a sumptuary allowance of fifty thousand rupees per mensem.
(4) In addition to the salary payable under section 3. there shall be paid, with effect from the date of commencement of the Rajasthan Ministers Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. 4 of 1998) or with effect from the date on which he may thereafter enter upon his office, to every Deputy Minister a sumptuary allowance of two thousand five hundred rupees per mensem.
5. Residence and conveyance. - (1) With effect from the date referred to in section 3, each Minister shall also be entitled from the State Government without payment of rent or other charge, to the use. throughout his term of office, of-
(a) an official residence and furniture in Jaipur, and
(b) a State car and no charge shall fall on the Minister personally in respect of the maintenance of such residence, furniture or car:
Provided that each Minister shall be entitled to an official residence and furniture without payment of rent or other charge in Jaipur upto a period of two months from the date he ceases to be a Minister.
Explanation. - For the purpose of this section and section 5-A, the expression "official residence" means a residential building the staff quarters, out house and other building ground and garden appurtenant thereto set apart by the State Government for residence of a Minister and the members of his family and his servant including all fixtures and fittings for electric and water supply and for sanitary purposes.
Provided further that each Minister shall immediately after the expiration of the period referred to in the foregoing proviso vacate such official residence, failing which, notwithstanding anything contained in the Rajasthan Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1964 (Rajasthan Act 2 of 1965) or any other law for the time being in force, an officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf may take possession of the official residence together with the furniture and may for the purpose use such force as may be necessary in the circumstances and in case any delay in so taking possession is caused due to any resistance offered by the Minister or anybody on his behalf, whether on the strength of any order or otherwise, for so long as the residence continues, the Minister shall be liable to as damages for the use and occupation of the official residence, such amount not exceeding five thousand per month as may be notified by the Government from time to time.
Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-section 'Minister' includes a person who has ceased to be a Minister, and also includes a person who was given the status of a minister.
(2) The use and maintenance of the official residence, furniture and State car referred to in sub-section (1) shall be regulated by rules made in this behalf by the Governor.
(3) A Minister shall be paid a monthly allowance of-
(a) Two hundred rupees, if he avails himself of the use of an official residence provided to him in jaipur or lives in his own house or in the house owned by his spouse in jaipur or lives in rented house in jaipur, but does not avail himself of the use of furniture to which he is entitled under sub-section( 1);
(b) three thousand rupees, if he does. not avail himself of the use of an official residence provided to him in jaipur but lives in his own house or in the house owned by his spouse in jaipur or lives in rented house in jaipur and avails himself of the use of furniture to which he is entitled under sub-section( 1); at such house;
(c) thirty thousand rupees, if the state government fails to provide government accommodation to him in jaipur and he lives in his own house or in the house owned by his spouse in jaipur or in a rented house in jaipur and avails himself of the use of furniture to which he is entitled under sub-section( I); at such house; and
(d) Five hundred rupees, ifhe dose not avail himself of the use of a state car.