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It is considered necessary to implement the above demands except in respect of telephone calls. Instead of allowing 2,000 free calls, it is considered necessary to enhance the allowance paid to the members towards meeting the expenditure on telephone calls, postal charges and other contingencies from Rs. 300-00 to Rs. 400-00 per month. It is also considered necessary to increase Conveyance Allowance and road mileage to the Chairman, Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Chief Whip to Rs. 950/- per month and Rs. 1-50 per kilo meter respectively in view of the raising cost of petrol etc. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 28th March 1981, as No. 211, p. 5.) XVIII Amending Act 21 of 1982.—Several representations have been received from the sitting as well as former members of the Legislature for liberalising the Pensions Scheme. A Committee was constituted to consider the representations in this behalf and to submit a report 8 to Government. The Committee has recommended that the pension should be given irrespective of the actual period of service to— (1) persons who were members of the first Legislative Council and whose terms were terminated by lots; and (2) persons who are declared elected by Court in election petitions and are not able to serve as members during the pendency to the election petitions; and (3) persons who are declared as elected in bye-elections and are not able to serve the full term of five years. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 27th March 1982, as No. 227, p. 3.) XIX Amending Act 22 of 1984.—Considering the repeated representations by the members of the Constituent Assembly, Mysore Representative Assembly and members of Legislatures of former provinces or Indian States and the service done by those persons, it is considered necessary to give pension to the following,— (i) Members of Constituent Assembly; (ii) Members of Mysore Representative Assembly; (iii) Members of Assemblies and Councils of former provinces and Indian States which are now part of Karnataka. However, it is limited to those who represented or permanently resided during their membership in any area which now forms part of Karnataka. Pension is now payable to persons elected in bye-elections. It is proposed to extend the benefit to persons who were nominated in the middle of the term. Pensioners who are receiving other pension are not entitled to get pension under the Act if their other pension is more than the pension to which they are entitled to under this Act. It is proposed to enhance the upper limit to one thousand rupees thereby enabling persons receiving other pension to get pension under the Act provided the total amount does not exceed one thousand rupees. Members are now entitled to free furnished accommodation at Bangalore when their presence is necessary at Bangalore in connection with their official work. When sufficient accommodation was not available in Legislator‟s Home, a provision was made that if accommodation is not provided or availed, members are entitled to certain allowances. Now that sufficient accommodation is available the members are being required to avail the accommodation facility by omitting the provision to pay allowances where it is not availed. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 9th February 1984, as No. 113, p. 4.) XX Amending Act 14 of 1985.—Article 187 of the Constitution of India envisages a separate Secretariat for the State Legislature. Taking into account the demand made in both the Houses of the State Legislature, the Government decided to accord independent status to the Legislature Secretariat. 9 Section 15 of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, vests with the Government, the power to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the said Act. After grant of independent status to the Karnataka State Legislature, it is considered necessary to vest with the Special Board, the power to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, which hitherto vested with the Government. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 25th March 1985, as No. 162, p. 4.) XXI Amending Act 24 of 1985.—The pension that a person who has served as a member of the Constituent Assembly, the Mysore Representative Assembly or the Mysore Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council, under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956, entitled to, is irrespective of the period of service rendered in those capacities. It is considered necessary that the service rendered as a member of the Constituent Assembly etc., may be treated as equal to one term of service as Member of Legislative Assembly or Member of Legislative Council, for the purpose of payment of pension under the said Act and the total pension payable to a person who has served in both the capacities be limited to Rs. 500 per mensem. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 26th July 1985, as No. 401, p. 3.) XXII Amending Act 38 of 1985.—Every legislator is entitled for an allowance of Rs. 550 p.m. towards the expenditure incurred by him on Telephone calls and Postal Charges and other contingencies in the discharge of his duties as a member. This quantum of Rs. 550 has been fixed with effect from 9th April 1981. Since then there has been considerable increase in the postal and telephone tariffs and also an increase in the responsibility shouldered by the Legislators in the developmental activities. In the circumstances, it is considered necessary to enhance the quantum of monthly allowance towards the telephone calls, postal charges and other contingencies to Rs. 1,000 p.m. Provision is also made to grant advances to members for purchase of Motor cars or Motor cycles. This opportunity is also being utilised to provide a statutory power to recover dues from Legislators, Ex-Legislators out of the salary/pension payable to them and in the absence of the aforesaid option to recover it as arrear of land revenue, to enable the Karnataka Legislature Secretarial to recover the amounts due without resorting to civil litigation. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 5th September 1985, as No. 465, p. 3.) XXIII Amending Act 16 of 1987.— (As appended to at the time of introduction of the Bill) 10 In pursuance of the assurance given by the Hon'ble Chief Minister on the floor of the Houses, it is proposed to amend the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, pension and Allowances Act, 1956 to provide for the following:- For Members - (a) salary to be raised from Rs. 700 to Rs. 1,000. (b) Allowances for meeting the expenditure towards telephone calls, postal charges, etc., to be increased from Rs. 1,300 to Rs. 2,000. (c) railway coupons for travel to be increased from Rs. 2,000 to Rs Rs. 5,000 per annum. (d) mileage allowances to be increased from Rs. 1-25 per km. to Rs. 2-50 per km. (e) daily allowances to be raised from Rs. 51 to Rs. 75. (f) to remove the maximum limits on pension of Rs. 1,000 and for the payment of pension of Rs. 750 for Members who have served for not less than fifteen years as Members. For Presiding Officer, Leaders of Opposition and Government Chief Whips:- (a) conveyance allowance to be raised to Rs. 2,000 p.m. (b) mileage allowances to be raised from Rs. 1-50 per k.m. to Rs. 2-50 per k.m. (c) daily allowance inside the State to be raised to Rs. 100 and outside the State to Rs. 150. (d) meeting the travel and other expenses for tour outside the country to be on par with a Minister of the State Government. (e) sumptuary allowance to the Speaker to be raised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 and for the Chairman from Rs. 6,000 to rs. 10,000 and for Leaders of Opposition to Rs. 5,000 and for the Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman and Government Chief Whip, to Rs. 4,000. (f) to raise the House rent Allowance in respect of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 if they reside in their own houses. (g) Salaries of the Chairman, Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition to be raised to Rs. 2,500 p.m. and those of the Deputy Chairman, deputy Speaker, Government Chief Whip to Rs. 2,250 p.m. Some consequential amendments are also made Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 32 of 1987) XXIV Amending Act 9 of 1988.—Clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 provides for payment of a maximum pension of Rs. 500 per month to a member who has served for not less than ten years as a member. Clause (b) of the said sub-section provided for payment of a pension of Rs. 300 per month to persons who had served as members of,— (a) the Constituent Assembly; (b) the Mysore Representative Assembly; (c) the Mysore Legislative Assembly; (d) the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of any State (including an Indian State) or Province, which or any area of which now forms part of the State of Karnataka. Sub-section (1A) of section 11A provided that the aggregate of the pension payable to a person under clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) shall not exceed Rs. 500 per month. 11 By amendment Act, 16 of 1987, sub-section (1) of section 11A was amended providing for the payment of pension of Rs. 750 per month to members of Legislature who have served as such for not less than fifteen years. In view of this amendment, sub-section (1A) also required to be amended increasing the aggregate pension payable to a person under clause (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) to Rs. 750 per month. By oversight this consequential amendment to sub-section (1A) was not effected. It is now proposed to do so. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A Dated 23rd January 1988, as No. 52, p. 3.) XXV Amending Act 5 of 1991.—On the recommendation of the Committee constituted to consider enhancement of salary and allowances and other benefits to the Members of the Legislature and Parliamentary functionaries, following amendments are proposed to the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956. For Former Members.—