Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000
No: 11 Dated: May, 23 2000
THE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MINISTERS (HIMACHAL PRADESH) ACT, 2000
(Act No. 11 of 2000)
An Act to consolidate and replace the Acts relating to regulating the salaries and allowances of the Ministers and Deputy Ministers in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000.
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) "house" includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof;
(b) "licence fee" means the sum of money payable monthly in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this Act in respect of a furnished house allotted to a Minister;
(c) "maintenance" in relation to a house shall include the payment of local rates and taxes, and charges for electricity and water ;
(d) "Minister" means a Member of the Council of Ministers, by whatever name called; and
(e) "salary" means the monthly salary paid to a Minister under section 3 of this Act.
3. Salaries and allowances.- (1) Each Minister shall be entitled to to receive a salary at the following rates, namely:—
(a) Chief Minister Ninety five thousand rupees per mensem;
(b) Cabinet Minister Eighty thousand rupees per mensem;
(c) Minister of State Seventy eight thousand rupees per mensem; and
(d) Deputy Minister Seventy five thousand rupees per mensem.
(2) Each Minister shall be entitled to receive compensatory allowance at the rate of five thousand rupees per mensem.
(3) Each Minister shall be entitled to receive an allowance for each day during the whole of his term at the same rate as specified in clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members ) Act, 1971.