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Daily allowance on tour outside Karnataka increased to rupees two hundred and fifty per day. Certain other consequential amendments are also made. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 31 of 1990. File LAW 50 LGN 90.) XXVI 12 Amending Act 16 of 1992.—Clause (ccc) of Section 12 of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, provides for re-imbursement of air, or rail fare paid for the journey performed, subject to the maximum limit of Rupees ten thousand. In order to avoid inconvenience it is considered necessary to amend the said provision for payment of rupees ten thousand in two equal installments. It is also considered necessary to establish a benevolent fund for the benefit or for the welfare of the persons who are entitled to pension under Section 11-A, family of persons who die while serving as Members of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council and family of persons referred to above after their demise. It is therefore, proposed to amend the Act, suitably providing for the establishment of the said Fund and for other consequential matters. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 26th March 1992, as No. 175, p. 572.) XXVII Amending Act 5 of 1994.—It is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and other allowances payable to the Members of the Karnataka Legislature, Presiding Officers and Parliamentary Functionaries of the Legislature, by amending the Karnataka Legislature salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill 37 of 1993. File No. LAW 56 LGN 93.) XXVIII Amending Act 11 of 1995.—Clause (ccc) of section 12 of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, provides that every member and his companion shall be provided with one free non transferable pass to travel by the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Transport Services in outside the State of Karnataka also. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 13 of 1995. File LAW 19 LGN 95.) XXIX Amending Act 4 of 1997.—It was considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 to enable the former members to travel in the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses any number of times within the State instead of twelve times in a year. This Bill seeks to replace the Karnataka Legislature Salaries Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Ordinance 1996 (Karnataka Ordinance 4 of 1996) promulgated for the purpose. Hence the Bill. (Vide Notification No. LGA/BLA/29/1997, dated 19-2-1997. Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Pat IV-2A, dated 19-2-1997, as No. 229, p. 3.) XXX 13 Amending Act 19 of 1997.—It is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the Parliamentary functionaries and the Legislators and certain other benefits as well as enhance the pension payable to the Former Legislators by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 37 of 1997. File DPAL 52 SHASANA 97.) XXXI Amending Act 30 of 1998.—In view of bifurcation of Karnataka Legislature as Legislative Assembly Secretariat and Council Secretariat, it is considered necessary to amend the section 13C of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, to establish separate Bonevolent Fund Authority for each Secretariat. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), PART IV—2A No. 1207, dated 10-11- 1998 at p. 3.) XXXII Amending Act 14 of 2001.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957), to provide for:- (a) grant of Constituency Travelling Allowance of rupees ten thousand per annum in lieu of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus passes to them; and (b) enhancement of payment towards meeting the expenditure on telephone calles from rupees five thousand per month to six thousand five hundred rupees per month and to cancel the existing system of re-imbursement of 3000 local call charges once in two months (as per O.M. No. Adm-1/73/LG/98 dated 31.12.1998). Hence the bill (Obtained from L.A.Bill No. 43 of 2000 file No. DPAL 57 SHASHANA 2000.) XXXIII Amending Act 1 of 2004.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) to provide for,- (a) Grant of Constituency Travelling Allowance of rupees ten thousand per annum in lieu of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus passes to them; and (b) enhancement of payment towards meeting the expenditure on telephone calls from rupees five thousand per month to six thousand five hundred rupees per month and to cancel the existing system of re-imbursement of 3000 local call charges once in two months, (as per O.M. No. Adm-1/73/LG/98, dated: 31.12.1998). Hence the Bill. (LA BILL No. 30 OF 2002) 14 XXXIV Amending Act 24 of 2005.- The salary and allowances of legislatures were last revised in the year 2000, after which there has been considerable rise in the living costs and relative depreciations of money value. Therefore, it is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the parliamentary functionaries and the legislators and certain other benefits including the pensions payable to the former legislators by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (LA BILL No. 19 OF 2005) XXXV Amending Act 16 of 2009.— It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) to provide for,- (i) the status of the Government Chief Whip to the Opposition Chief Whip; (ii) to enhance the,- (a) salaries of the Legislators from Rs.8000/- per month to Rs.10,000/- per month; (b) telephone allowance from Rs.7500/- per month to Rs.10,000/- per month; (c) constituency allowance from Rs.3500/- per month to Rs,15,000/- per month; (d) postal charges from Rs.1000/- per month to Rs.4000/- per month; (e) salary of Room Boy from Rs.2000/- per month to Rs.5000/- per month (iii) to enhance the pension from Rs.5000/- per month to Rs.15000/- per month and maximum pension from Rs.10000/- per month to Rs.25000/- per month. (iv) payment of family pension for life of the dependent of the Member (v) to reimburse actual travel expenses to the Ex-members in first class / second class A/C for journeys by train in India to a maximum of 35000 k.m. (vi) increase of salary of the Deputy Chairman, Deputy Speaker and Government Chief Whip from Rs.8000/- per month to Rs.10,000/- per month and the sumptuary allowance from Rs.50000/- per annum to Rs.75000/- per annum. Certain consequential amendments have also been proposed. Hence the Bill. (LA Bill No.38 of 2009, File No. DPAL 8 Shasana 2009) [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXVI Amending Act 27 of 2009.- Sub-section (1) of section 11-B of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pension and Allowance Act, 1956 provides for payment of family pension to the family of a deceased member at the rate of fifty percent of pension admissible to a member under section 11-A for life. 15 If the person eligible for pension under section 11-A dies, the family was not eligible for family pension. It is considered necessary to provide for family pension to the family of a deceased person eligible for pension under section 11-A of the Act. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No.39 of 2009, File No.42 Shasana 2009] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXVII Amending Act 06 of 2011.- It is considered necessary to provide for family pension to the family of the deceased persons who was a member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly wholly or partly after 1st day of January, 1952, whether he was in receipt of pension or not. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.29 of 2010, File No.DPAL 33 Shasana 2010] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of India.] XXXVIII Amending Act 32 of 2011.- It is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the parliamentary functionaries and the legislators and certain other benefits by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries Act, 1956. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 32 of 2011, File No. Samvyashae 24 Shasana 2011] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXIX Amending Act 22 of 2012.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957),- (a) to define the term recognized group and to provide telephone and such other Secretarial facilities to the office of the recognized groups; (b) to enhance the pension payable to a member from Rs. 15,000/- to 25,000/- p.m. and to enhance the upper limit of pension from Rs.25,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- p.m.; (c) to grant medical allowance of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) per month;and (d) for reimbursement of actual travel expenses by train in India subject to a maximum of Rupees One Lakh per annum to ex-members, who are in receipt of pension. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.9 of 2012, File No.Samvyashae 14 Shasana 2012] 16 [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of India.] XL Amending Act 7 of 2013.- Where the election of legislator is set-aside by the Court in an election petition due to technical reason not attributed to such legislator such as inclusion of certain voters in the voters list after the issue of notification of election by the Election Commission of India, it is considered necessary to provide such legislator pension under this Act. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.20 of 2012, File No. Samvyashae 45 Shasana 2011] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLI Amending Act 8 of 2013.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1956) for reimbursement of actual travel expenses by air or train in India, subject to a maximum of Rupees One Lakh per annum to ex-members and also to provide family pension to the family members of ex-member. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.44 of 2012, File No. Samvyashae 60 Shasana 2012] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLII Amending Act 08 of 2014.-It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) to,- (i) provide pension to the family of the deceased person, who was a member of Mysore Representative Assembly (MRA) or the Member of Coorg Representative Assembly, Constituent Assembly or Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of any State including an Indian State or Province which or any area of which now forms part of State, before January, 1952; and (ii) where the election of legislator is set-aside by the Court in an election petition due to technical reason not attributed to such legislator such as inclusion of certain voters in the voters list after the issue of notification of election by the Election Commission of India to provide such legislator pension from 1st day of August, 1990. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.29 of 2014, File No. Samvyashae 61 Shasana 2012] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLIII 17 Amending Act 18 of 2015.- There is a considerable increase in the cost of living. Therefore, it is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the parliamentary functionaries and the legislators and certain other benefits by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957). Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 03 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 07 Shasana 2015] [entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLIV Amending Act 2 of 2016.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957) to make provision to provide family pension to family members of the member deceased before 26.12.1978 operative from 22.02.2014. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 44 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 53 Shasana 2015] [entry 38 of List II of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of India.] XLV Amending Act 24 of 2020.- Karnataka as the rest of the India, is grappling with Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic which has severe health and economic ramification for the people of the State; The Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic has shown the importance of expeditious relief and assistance and therefore, it is necessary to take certain emergency measure to prevent and contain the spread of said pandemic; In order to manage and control such situation, it has become necessary to raise resources by reductions of salaries and allowances of Chief Minister, Minister, Minister of State Deputy Minister, Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Speaker Deputy, Speaker Leader of Opposition Government Chief whip, Opposition Government Chief whip, Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council; Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of a 1957) and the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956(Karnataka act 5 of 1957). 18 As the matter was urgent and both the Houses of the Karnataka Legislature were not in session, the Karnataka Legislature Salaries Pension and Allowances and certain other law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (Karnataka ordinance 4 of 2020) was promulgated to achieve the above object. This Bill seeks to replace the above Ordinance. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 29 of 2020, File No. Samvyashae 29 Shasana 2020] [Entry 6 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLVI Amending Act 10 of 2022.- There is considerable increase in the cost of living. Therefore, it is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the parliamentary functionaries and the legislators and certain other benefits by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957). Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 06 of 2022, File No. SAMVYASHAE 04 SHASANA 2022] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India..] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 96 in part-IVA dated: 04.03.2022] XLVII Amendment Act 25 of 2025:- There is a considerable increase in the cost of living. Therefore, it is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the parliamentary functionaries and the legislators and certain other benefits by amending the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1957). Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.25 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 27 SHASANA 2025] [Entry 38 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.214 in part-IVA dated:04.04.2025] 19 1[KARNATAKA]1 ACT 2 OF 1957 (First published in the 1[Karnataka Gazette]1 on the Twenty-fourth day of January, 1957.) THE 1[KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE]1 SALARIES, 2[PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES]2 ACT, 1956. (Received the assent of the Governor on the Fifteenth day of January, 1957.) (As amended by Karnataka Acts, 17 of 1957, 27 of 1957, 12 of 1959, 10 of 1960, 8 of 1967, 18 of 1968, 15 of 1969, 19 of 1974, 3 of 1975, 13 of 1976, 49 of 1976, 72 of 1976, 31 of 1978, 5 of 1979, 31 of 1979, 26 of 1981, 21 of 1982, 22 of 1984, 14 of 1985, 24 of 1985, 38 of 1985, 16 of 1987, 9 of 1988, 5 of 1991, 16 of 1992, 5 of 1994, 11 of 1995, 4 of 1997, 19 of 1997, 30 of 1998, 14 of 2001, 1 of 2004, 24 of 2005, 16 of 2009, 27 of 2009, 6 of 2011, 32 of 2011, 22 of 2012, 7 of 2013, 8 of 2013, 8 of 2014, 18 of 2015,02 of 2016, 24 of 2020, 10 of 2022 and 25 of 2025) An Act to provide for the 3[salaries, pensions and allowances]3 of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker 4[,the Leaders of the Opposition 5[,Government Chief Whips and Opposition Chief Whips]5]4 and the Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the 3[salaries, pensions and allowances]3 of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, 4[the Leaders of the Opposition, 5[the Government Chief Whips, the Opposition Chief Whips]5]4 and the Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of the 1[State of Karnataka]1 and certain other matters; BE it enacted by the 1[Karnataka State]1 Legislature in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—