ACT 13 OF 2003

THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 [1]

An Act further to amend the Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951.

            Preamble.--WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

              BE it enacted in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1.  Short title and commencement.--(1) This Act may be called the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2003.

              (2)  It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July, 2003.

2.  Amendment of section 3.--In the Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951 (XIV of 1951) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 3, the following shall be added at the end, namely:-

                "and a constituency allowance of two thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem".

3.  Amendment of section 4.--In the principal Act, in section 4, the following shall be added at the end, namely:-

                "and a constituency allowance of two thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem".

4.  Amendment of section 6.--In sub-section (2) of section 6 of the principal Act, for the words "one thousand eight hundred and fifty rupees", the words "five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

 5.  Amendment of section 8.--In section 8 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),-

                (i)    in clause (aa), for the words "rupees two thousand and five hundred", the words      

                       "rupees three thousand and five hundred" shall be substituted;

                (ii)   in the proviso to clause (b), for the words "four thousand and five hundred

                        rupees", the words "seven thousand and five hundred rupees" shall be substituted.

            6.  Amendment of section 8A.--In section 8A of the principal Act, in sub-section (5), for the words "three thousand rupees", the words "four thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

            7.  Amendment of section 9A.- In section 9A of the principal Act,-

(i) for the marginal heading and sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

                         "9A. Free transit coupons for members of the Legislative Assembly.-(1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, every member of the Legislative Assembly, other than the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of Opposition, the Chief Whip and the Ministers shall, at the option of such member, be provided with all or any of the following free transit coupons of an aggregate value of fifty four thousand rupees for a period of twelve calendar months , namely:-

                       (i)   rail travel coupons for travel by such member by rail; and

                      (ii)   fuel coupons for the purchase of fuel for the travel of such member in

                              a private vehicle:

               Provided that it shall be lawful for the Government to enhance, by order, from time to time, the aforesaid amount of free transit coupons proportionate to the periodical increase in rail charges made by the Central Government.".

                     (ii)    sub-section (3) shall be omitted.

            8.  Amendment of the Schedule.--In the Schedule to the principal Act,-

                   (1)  in paragraph I,-

                          (a)  in item (1),-

                                    (i)  in sub-item (a), for the words, "rupees four per kilometre  subject to a

                                         minimum of seventy-five rupees per day",  the words,  "rupees six per

                                         kilometre subject to a  minimum of  seventy-five rupees per  day  plus        

                                         fifty paise  per  kilometre  towards  incidental  expenses  for  journeys

                                         undertaken in  Government vehicle" shall be substituted;

                                    (ii) in sub-item (b), for the words "three hundred rupees", the words "five

                                          hundred rupees" shall be substituted;

                                   (iii) in sub-item (c), for the words "twenty-five paise", the words "fifty

                                          paise" shall be substituted;

                        (b)  in item (2),-

                                    (i) in sub-item (a), for the words, "rupees four per kilometre" the words

                                        "rupees six per kilometre plus fifty paise per kilometre towards

                                         incidental expenses for journeys undertaken in Government vehicle"  

                                         shall be substituted;

                                    (ii) in sub-item (b), for the words "three hundred rupees" the words "five

                                          hundred rupees" shall be substituted.

                 (2)  in paragraph  III,--

                        (a)  in item (1), for the words, "rupees two and paise fifty" and "two hundred rupees", the words, "rupees four" and "four hundred rupees" shall, respectively, be substituted;

                        (b)  in item (2), for the words "rupees two and paise fifty" and "two hundred rupees", the words, "rupees four" and "four hundred rupees" shall, respectively, be substituted.