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Residence of the Ministers and the Deputy Ministers.- -- (i) Every Minister and every Deputy Minister shall be provided wit'n a free-furnished residence with grounds appurtenant thereto, in Shillong throughout the year, and also at any other place which the State Government may, from time to time, for the purpose of this Act declare to be the he~dquarters of Government, for so long as each such declaration remains in force. [Price 00•06 N.P. or ld.] 2 (ii) Such residence and the grounds appurtenant thereto, shall be maintained at the i'ublic expense which shall not exceed the amount prescribed by rules : Provided that if a Minister or a Deputy Minister does not occupy the free-furnished residence provided by the Government, a house rent allowance at the rate of rupees two hundred and fifty per mensem in the case of a Minister _and at the rate of rupees two hundred per mensem in the case of a Deputy Minister and such service allowances as may be prescribed by rules shall be paid in lieu of such residence. Ex.IJlanation.-For the purpose of this section the expression "the public expense" shall include such' expenses as may be prescribed by rules.