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To enhance the payment of Houses Rent Allowance to the Ministers who reside in their own house to Rs. 1,000 per mensem. Certain other consequential amendments are also made. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 2nd April 1987 as No. 275 at page. 4.) XIII Amending Act 6 of 1991.—On the recommendations of the Committee constituted to consider enhancement of salary and allowances and other benefits to the Ministers, the following amendments are proposed to the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956:— (i) The Sumptuary Allowance is raised to Rs. 10,000 p.m. to the Chief Minister and Ministers and to Rs. 8,000 p.m. in respect of Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers. (ii) The House Rent Allowance is raised to Rs. 5000/- p.m. in respect of Ministers if they reside in their own houses. (iii) The cost equal to 300 litres of petrol is being given as Conveyance Allowance per month. (iv) Daily Allowance is raised at the rate of Rs. 250/- while on tour outside the State. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 32 of 1990.) XIV Amending Act 7 of 1994.—It is considered necessary to enhance the allowances of the Chief Minister, Cabinet Minister and Minister of the State by amending the Karnataka Ministers‘ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 1 of 1994.) 6 XV Amending Act 20 of 1997.—It is considered necessary to enhance the allowances of Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Minister for States by amending the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 36 of 1997.) XVI Amending Act 13 of 2001.—It is considered necessary to enhance the salaries and allowances of the Chief Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of the State by amending the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from LA Bill No. 44 of 2000.) XVII Amending Act 23 of 2005.—The salary and allowances of Ministers 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 Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers by amending the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 20 of 2005] (Entry 40 of list II of Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.) XVIII Amending Act 33 of 2011.- There is a considerable increase in the cost of living. The salary and allowances to the Chief Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers have not been revised since a long time. Therefore, it is considered necessary to revise the salaries, house rent allowances, conveyance allowances and the rates of Traveling Allowance and Dearness Allowance at the rate specified in the proposed amendment. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 25 of 2011, File No. Samvyashae 41 Shasana 2006] [Entry 40 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XIX Amending Act 19 of 2015.- There is a considerable increase in the cost of living. The salary and allowances to the Chief Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers have not been revised since a long time. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956 for revision of salary, house rent allowance, sumptuary allowance, conveyance allowances etc., Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 16 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 31 Shasana 2014] [entry 40 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] 7 XX 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). 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.] XXI Amenidng Act 13 of 2022,- There is a considerable increase in the cost of living. The salary and allowances to the Chief Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers have not been revised since a long time. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956 for revision of salary, house rent allowance, sumptuary allowance, conveyance allowances etc., Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 05 of 2022, File No. SAMVYASHAE 03 SHASANA 2022] [Entry 40 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No. 103 in part-IVA dated: 11.03.2022] XXII Amendment Act 26 of 2025:- There is a considerable increase in the cost of living. The salary and allowances to the Chief Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers have not been revised since a long time. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956 for revision of salary, house rent allowance, sumptuary allowance. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.26 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 28 SHASANA 2025] [Entry 40 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.215 in part-IVA dated:04.04.2025] 8 1[KARNATAKA]1 ACT No. 5 OF 1957 (First published in the 1[Karnataka Gazette]1 on the Twenty-eighth Day of January, 1957.) THE 1[KARNATAKA]1 MINISTERS SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1956. (Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty-seventh Day of January, 1957.) (As amended by Act, 26 of 1966, 9 of 1967, 17 of 1968, 18 of 1974, 48 of 1976, 32 of 1978,17 of 1979, 30 of 1979, 25 of 1981, 14 of 1984, 18 of 1987, 6 of 1991, 7 of 1994, 20 of 1997, 13 of 2001, 23 of 2005, 33 of 2011, 19 of 2015, 24 of 2020, 13 of 2022 and 26 of 2025) An Act to provide for the 2[Salaries and Allowances]2 of the Ministers 3[, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers]3 of the 1[State of Karnataka]1 and certain other matters. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the 2[Salaries and Allowances]2 of the Ministers 3[,Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers]3, 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:—