THE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MINISTERS (HIMACHAL PRADESH) AMENDMENT ACT, 2001
(ACT NO-11 OF 2001) Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. Extra., dated 12.4.2001, P. 83 &87.
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 14th May, 2001 and was published in Hindi and English in R.H.P. Extra., dated 17.5.2001 at pages 445- 448.)
An Act further to amend the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000 (Act No. 11 of 2000).
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowance of Minister (Himachal Pradesh) Amendment Act, 2001
2. Substitution of section 7.- For section 7 of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000 (11 of 2000), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"7. Free transit by railway or by air.-(1) Each Minister during the term of his office shall be entitled to travel by second class air conditioned railway coach, at any time, by any railway in India as per current coaching tariff, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), alongwith his spouse or any person accompanying him to look after and assist him during travel; and shall be entitled for the reimbursement of actual expenses so incurred on production of tickets of such journey performed:
Provided that the aggregate amount so incurred on such journey, in any financial year, shall not exceed the amount of railway tariff, payable for eighty thousand kilometres journey performed by second class air conditioned railway coach:
Provided further that the Minister and his spouse or any other person accompanying him to look after and assist him may travel by any air conditioned railway coach against this reimbursement:
Provided further that journey may also be performed within India by air by the Minister and his spouse or any person accompanying him to look after and assist him during travel and in that event an amount equivalent to the expenses incurred on such journey shall be reimbursed to the Minister on production of tickets of such journey and the amount so reimbursed shall be adjusted against his entitlement to travel by rail:
Provided further that the aggregate amount payable for the journey performed by railway or by air in a financial year shall not exceed the amount payable for eighty thousand kilometres journey by second class air conditioned railway coach.
(2) Each Minister shall be entitled for an advance not exceeding rupees ten thousand on his request to undertake such journey and the advance so paid shall be adjusted before the closing of financial year, failing which the entire advance shall be recovered from his salary and allowances in lump-sum.
Explanation.- For determining the aggregate amount under this section, the amount so incurred in the same financial year on journey by railway or air under section 10-A of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker’s and Deputy Speaker’s Salaries Act, 1971 or under section 6 of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1971 shall be taken into account.". |
