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Repeal of Karnataka Ordinance No. 2 of 1956 and savings. * * * * 2 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 5 of 1957.— Not available II Amending Act 26 of 1966.—There is at present no specific provision in the Mysore Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956, regulating the travelling and daily allowances payable to the Ministers and Deputy Ministers for journeys outside India. It is considered necessary to make provision for this purpose. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, Dated 27th July 1966 as No. 130 at page. 3.) III Amending Act 9 of 1967.— The salaries and allowances payable to the Ministers and Deputy Ministers have been fixed nearly ten years ago. In view of the present high cost of living it is necessary to increase the same. It is necessary to provide motor cars to Deputy Ministers as they have to undertake tours on official duty. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, Dated 31st July 1967 as No. 160 at page. 4.) IV Amending Act 17 of 1968.—The Mysore Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956, provides for the salaries and allowances for Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the State of Mysore. Consequent upon the appointment of Ministers of State, in addition to Ministers and Deputy Ministers, it became necessary to provide for their salaries and allowances. As the Houses of Legislature were not in Session, an Ordinance was promulgated making provision for payment of salaries and allowances to the Ministers of State. This Bill is intended to replace the Ordinance. As it was considered more appropriate to have specific statutory provisions for payment of insurance premia for insurance against accidents during air journeys, necessary provision was made in the Ordinance for this purpose. Opportunity has been taken to make necessary statutory provisions in respect of the facility of free cars provided to Ministers during their stay at Delhi, and the payment of petrol charges for return of the motor car to Bangalore when a Minister on tour undertakes further journey either by train or by air. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A Dated 26th August 1968 as No. 706 at page. 8.) V Amending Act 18 of 1974.- Not available 3 VI Amending Act 48 of 1976.—The cost of travelling outside India as also the cost of living in the Capitals and country side of foreign countries, has considerably increased in recent years. The scale of T.A. at 1 and 1/5 times the single fare of the Class now admissible to the Ministers for journeys by Air, Train or Sea and daily allowance at Rs. 100 per day for the days of journeys and for the days of halt at any place and even the provision of Rs. 150 of daily allowance to be authorized under special circumstances has been found to be inadequate. According to rules framed by the Government of India under Central Ministers Salaries Allowances Act, the provision for this purpose is that the President shall regulate the expenditure on tours of Ministers abroad in each case according to specific sanction. Since the actual expenditure varies from country to country depending on the cost of living and travel obtaining there, it is considered necessary to make similar provision by amending the Act. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 18th March 1976 as No. 1533 at page. 3.) VII Amending Act 32 of 1978.—It is considered necessary to enhance the salary of Ministers, Ministers of State of Deputy Ministers. It is also considered necessary to provide certain additional facilities like extension of stay in the official residences for a period of two months immediately after the Minister relinqueshes the office. It is also considered necessary to:— (i) Provide sumptuary Allowance by Rs. 200 p.m. (ii) Enhance House Rent Allowance by Rs. 150 in lieu of official residence. (iii) Enhance Conveyance Allowance by Rs. 350 p.m. (iv) Meet the cost of oil for the Motor Cars. (v) Meet the first Rs. 200 of the aggregate monthly charges for consumption of Electricity & Water by the Minister/Minister of State and the amount in Excess of Rs. 200 by the Government. (vi) Enhance Travelling Allowance from 75 Ps. to Rs. 1 per k. m. and the Daily Allowance Inside the State from Rs. 30 to Rs. 50 per day and for the stay outside the State Rs. 50 to Rs. 75 per day. (vii) Pay pension of Rs. 500 per month for Ministers/Ministers of State who have served for not less than 3 years per month and every additional of one years Service an additional pension of Rs. 50 subject to a maximum of Rs. 750 p.m. Certain provisions are made with retrospective effect to cover the income tax paid by the Ministers. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 14th August 1978 as No. 1150 at page. 8.) VIII Amending Act 17 of 1979.—According to the provisions of the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956 (Karnataka Act 5 of 1957), as amended by the Karnataka Ministers Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1978,— 4 (1) the enhanced conveyance allowance was payable to Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers from a retrospective date; (2) the road mileage was payable at Re. 1 per kilometre; and (3) higher pension was payable to Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, Presiding Officers, Deputy Presiding Officers, Government Chief Whips and Leaders of the Opposition. It was considered necessary— (i) to give effect to the payment of conveyance allowance at enhanced rate only prospectively, i.e., from 26th December 1978, the date of the publication of the Amendment Act; (ii) to reduce the rates of mileage allowance to 0–75 paise per kilometer; and (iii) to empower Government to prescribe by rules the maximum plinth area of residential buildings to be provided to the Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers and also the scale on which such buildings should be furnished; (iv) that the Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, Presiding Officers, Deputy Presiding Officers, Government Chief Whips, and Leaders of the Opposition should get the same pension as Members of the Legislature and to delete the special provisions made in the Act. As the Karnataka Legislative Assembly was not in session, the Karnataka Ministers Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Ordinance, 1978 was promulgated for the said purpose. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 24th January 1979 as No. 82 at page. 5.) IX Amending Act 30 of 1979.—In the Central Budget, in March, this year, there was an increase in the petrol and oil rates. Added to this OPEC also announced increase in the oil prices, which had its impact in the petrol and oil rates in the country. As a result, the rates of petrol has been on the increase from the last few months. Hence, it is considered necessary to increase the kilometerage allowance from 75 paise to one rupee to cope up with the enhanced rates of oil and petrol. It is also considered necessary to provide for payment of loans to ministers, etc., for purchase, repair or construction of residential houses. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 24th September 1979 as No. 958 at page. 4.) X Amending Act 25 of 1981.—Since the last enhancement of T. A. and conveyance allowance in 1978, the prices of petrol oil and lubricants have gone up considerably. It is therefore considered necessary to increase the travelling allowance and conveyance allowance admissible to a Minister from ―one rupee‖ to "one rupee and fifty paise" per kilometre and from Rs. 750/- to Rs. 950/- per month respectively. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 28th March 1981 as No. 212 at page. 3.) XI Amending Act 14 of 1984.—It is considered necessary to amend the Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act to make provisions (i) to regulate the use of the State owned Helicopter owned by the Government or an Aircraft that may be owned by Government at a later date by the Minister/Ministers 5 of State/Deputy Minister, and (ii) to get the reimbursement of the actual motor car hire charges paid by the Ministers at the place where there is no motor car or if the motor car is hired when the regular car goes out of order. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 18th January 1984 as No. 51 at page. 3.) XII Amending Act 18 of 1987.—It is proposed to amend the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956 to provide for the following:—