Sikkim Salaries and Allowances Act, 1977
No: 4 Dated: Apr, 07 1977
THE SIKKIM SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1977
[Act No. 04 of 1977]
An Act to provide for the salaries and allowances of the Ministers, the speaker, the Deputy Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the State of Sikkim.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Twenty eight Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and Commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Salaries and Allowances Act, 1977,
(2) The provisions of this Act shall come into force at once except the provisions of Section 3 which shall come and shall always be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 1976.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
(a) "Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of of the State of Sikkim.
(b) Chief Minister Minister of State and Deputy Minister shall mean respectively the chief Minister, a Minister, a Minister of State or a Deputy Minister of the State of Sikkim.
(c) "Committee" means a Committee of the Assembly and includes a Committee appointed by the(sic) State Government.
(d) "Deputy Speaker" means Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
(e) "Family" in relation to person means the wife or the husband, as the case may be, and minor children of such person and also parents and adult children of such and adult children are wholly dependent on such person.
(f) "Furnished" means provided with furniture and fittings on such scale and within such limits as may be prescribed.
(g) "maintenance" in relation to a residence shall include repairs structural addition and alternations and provision of connections for water and electricity and payment of municipal rates and taxes and other charges in respect of the residence.
(h) "Member" means a member, of the Assembly other than the Chief Minister, a Minister of State a Deputy Minister, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker and shall include a member acting a Speaker in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
(i) "Month" shall mean a month reckoned according to the English Calendar.
(j) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(k) "Rent" includes charges for electricity and water,
(l) "Residence" includes the garage, garden lawn, quarters for the staff, servants, security personnel or guards and guest house within the compound of the residence.
(m) "Session" means the whole period from the time when the Assembly meets to the time when it is prorogued,
(n) "Speaker" means the Speaker of the Assembly and shall include a member of the Assembly appointed by the Governor to perform the duties" of the Speaker are vacant.
3. Salaries and Allowances:- (1) there shall be paid to the chief Minister the Minster the Minister of State, the Deputy Minister, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker such monthly salaries as specified in the Schedule.
(2) There shall be paid to the: Chief Minister, the Minister and the Speaker such monthly sumptuary allowances as specified in the Schedule.
(3) There shall be paid to every member of the Assembly a salary at the rate of eight hundred rupees per month and also a consolidated allowance a the rate of two hundred rupees per month for his traveling and other expenses including the expenses necessary for attending the meetings of the Assembly or a Committee.
4. Residence:- (1) The Chief Minister, the Minister of State, the Deputy Minister, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker shall be entitled without payment of rent to use of a furnished residence in Gangtok throughout the term of his office and for a month after he ceases to hold such office.
(2) Where any of the persons mentioned in sub-section (1), is not provided with any residence under sub-section (1), he shall be paid an allowance at the rate of four hundred rupees per month so long as he is not is riot provided with such residence.
(3) All expenditure for maintenance and furnishing any residence provided under sub-section (1) shall be borne by the Government.
(4) Every member shall be entitled to such residential (sic) a accommodation as may be prescribed at the place of the sitting of the Assembly during the session or a meeting of a Committee.
5. Conveyance:-(1) The Chief Minister, the Minister, the Minister of State, the Deputy Speaker shall be provided with free vehicle and driver and all expenses for the salaried and allowances of the driver, act of fuel, upto such limit as may be prescribed, expenditure a maintenance and repairs of the vehicles shall be borne by the Government.
(2) Where any of the persons mentioned in sub-section (1) is not provided with the facilities of conveyance as specified therein, he shall be paid a conveyance allowance at the rate of four hundred rupees per month and shall in addition be provided with a driver under the employment of the Government.
(3) Every member shall be provided with a free non-transferable first class pass for traveling by railway from and to any place in India for a distance of not exceeding five thousand kilometres in the aggregate in any financial year and also a free non-transferable pass for traveling within the State of Sikkim by any transport service vehicle owned controlled or managed by the Government.
6. Medical facilities:- The Chief Minister, the Minister, the Minister of State, the Deputy Minister, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the members along with their family shall be entitled to free medical attendance and treatment any of the Government hospitals of the State and also such other medical facilities as may be prescribed.