Bare ActsThe Gujarat Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960

Section 7

These figures was substituted for the figure “4000” by Guj

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These figures was substituted for the figure “4000” by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.3, item 8. 4 The Gujarat Minister’s Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960. [1960 : Guj. VI Travelling allowances on assumption of office by Ministers and on ceasing to be Ministers. 1[9A. Subject to any rules or orders made in this behalf by the State Government,- (a) a Minister and a Deputy Minister shall be entitled to travelling allowance for himself and the members of his family and for the transport of his and his family's effects in respect of the journey to Gandhinagar from his usual place of residence outside Gandhinagar for assuming office; (b) a Minister or Deputy Minister and members of his family shall be entitled to travelling allowance for himself or themselves and for the transport of effects of the Minister, Deputy Minister or, as the case may be, his family in respect of the journey from Gandhinagar to his usual place of residence outside Gandhinagar on the Minister or the Deputy Minister ceasing to hold his office. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section the expression "a member of the family" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 10 and the "family" shall be construed accordingly. Free transit by railway. 2[9AA. Every Minister and Deputy Minister shall be provided with facilities which shall entitle them at any time to travel by first class or by second class air conditioned by railway in any part of India in such manner and subject to such conditions as may by rules or orders be prescribed in that behalf: Provided that such travel by railway in any part of India outside the State of Gujarat may be availed of by a Minister or, as the case may be, a Deputy Minister singly or jointly with his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him, so however, that the total distance so travelled by the Minister or, as the case may be, the Deputy Minister singly in any year does not exceed 10,000 kilometres and the total distance so travelled jointly by the Minister or, as the case may be, the Deputy Minister and his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him in any year does not exceed 20,000 kilometres. Explanation.—For the purpose of calculating the number of kilometres travelled by a Minister or, as the case may be, a Deputy Minister jointly with his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him, outside the State of Gujarat, the number of kilometres travelled by him and by his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him shall be counted separately. Free transit by air. 9AB. Every Minister and the Deputy Minister may undertake or perform journey alongwith co-traveller by air from the nearest airport from his residence to and fro in any part of India on three occassions in each year:

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