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Residences of Deputy Ministers.— (1) Each Deputy Minister shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to the use of furnished residence in Bombay throughout his term of office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter, or in lieu of such residence a house allowance at the rate of “[“[Rs. 10,000]per . month and in addition a sum equal to the electricity-charges and water charges, if any, paid by him for his place of residence i in Bombay (being-a place other than the place of residence provided under this Act by the _ State Government)]. (2) No charge shall fall on the Deputy Minister personally in-‘respect of the maintenance of any residence provided under this section. (3) The expenditure on furnishing the residence provided under this section shall be on such seale as the State Government may by rules or orders determine. 1 These words were substituted for- the word “Minister” by Mah. 50 of 1969, s. 4 (2). ? These words were substituted for the word “the Ministers” by Mah. 50 of 1969, 4(Z). 3 This portion was substituted for the letters, figures and words “Rs, 250 per month” by Mah. 4 of 1989, s.6(a). 4 These letters-and figures were substituted for the letters and figures “Rs..2500” by Mah. 32 of 2010, s.11. 5 These words were substituted for the word “Minister” by Mah: 50-of 1969, 8.4(1). ° Sub-section (4) was added by Mah. 4 of 1989, s.6(6). ? These words weré added by Mah. 50 of 1969, 6..5(3). 5 "These words were substituted for the word “the Ministers” by Mah. 50 of 1969, 5(1)(a). ® These words were added by Mah. 50 of 1969; 5(1)(b). 10 Sub-section (2) was deleted by Mah. 17 of 2017, s..7. U-This portion was substituted for the portion “a salary. of Rs. 750 per month” by Mah 50 of 1969, s. 6. ® These letters and figures were substituted for the letters and figures “Rs. 1,600” by Mah. 32 of 1999, =: 6. 13 ‘This portion was substituted for the letters, figures and words “Rs. 150 per month” by Mah. 4 of 1989. s. 7a). 14 These letters and figures were substituted for the letters and figures" Rs. 2,500 ” by Mah. 32 of 2010, 8. 12. H 187-2a 4 oe Maharashtra Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances Act _ {1956 : Mah. XLVIII 1[(4) Where a house allowance and other sum are payable under sub-section (1) to the Deputy Minister, then save as otherwise provided by or under this Act, the State Government shall not incur any expenditure - or the Deputy Minister shall not be entitled to any payment, for additions, alterations, maintenance, repairs or for doing anything whatsoever i in respect of his place of residence.] 278, Conveyance for Deputy Minister.— (2) The State Government may, from time to time, for use of the Deputy Ministers purchase and provide motor cars and other suitable conveyances, upon such conditions as regards their maintenance and repairs as may ‘be determined by rules or orders made in this behalf. *[The State Government may also provide free of charge the services of a chauffeur for each motor car or conveyance so provided.] 6 4 [* *] § [* * “] . 89, Travelling and daily allowances and residential accommodation at places other than . headquarters.—Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the State Government "la Minister or Minister of State or Deputy Minister] shall be entitled to— (a) travelling allowance for himself and members of his family and for the transport of his and his. family’s effects— @) in respect of the journey to Bombay from his usual place of residence outside Bombay for assuming office, and po (i) in respect of the journey. from Bombay to his usual place of residence outside Bombay on relinquishing office, and (6) travelling and daily allowance in respect of tours on public business undertaken by him and suitable residential accommodation at places visited by him on such business. . - Explanation.—The expression “Bombay” includes any other place appointed by the State Government for a “ 10.. Medical attendance.—Subject to rules or orders made by the State Government *[a Minister, a Minister of State and a Deputy Minister] and the members or the family of [the Minister, the Minister of State] or the Deputy Minister, as the case may be, who are residing with and dependant on him, shall be entitled, free of charge, to accommodation in hospitals maintained by the State Government and to medical attendance and treatment. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section the expression “s member of the family” means the husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister. 1 Gub-section (4) was added by Mah. 4 of 1989, 8. 7(6). 2 Section 8 was substituted for the original by Bom. 16 of 1962, 8. 2. 3 These words were added by Mah. 50 of 1969,-s. 7. 4 Sub-section (2) was deleted by Mah. 32 of 2016, s. 7. 5 Section BA was deleted by Mah. 32 of 2016, s. 8. § Section 9 was substituted for the original by Mah. 7-of 1960, 8.2. These words were substituted for the words “a Minister or Deputy Minister” by Mah. 50 of 1969, 3.8. 8 hese wotds were substituted for the words “ a Minister and °a-Deputy “Minister” by Mah. 50 of 1969, s.9. 2 *These words were substituted for the words “the Minister”, by Mah. 50 of 1969, s. 9. ® “1956: Bom, ALVIIT] | - Maharashtra Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances Act 5 TIOA. Telephone facilities to Ministers.—(1 ) Every *[Minister, Minister of State and Deputy ’ Minister] shall during the term of his office be entitled also to have a telephone installed at Government cost at the place of residence or at any place in his constituency selected by him (being a place other than the place of residence provided under this Act by the State Government). (2) No charge shall fall on the *{Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister] personally in respect of installation of, initial deposit for, rental: charges for, maintenance of and official calls made from, the telephone installed under sub-section (1 ). : (3) There shall also be paid to every ‘[Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister] a sum.of *[Rs. 12,000] per month from the month in which telephone facility has been provided under this section, § [(4) Where a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister has a telephone installed at any place referred to in sub-section (1) at his own cost, then—~ . (a) the rental charges in respect of such telephone shall be borne by the State Government ; and there shall be paid to such Minister, Minister of State or Deputy. Minister, as the case may be, a. sum. of 7 Rs. 12,000] per month in respect of such telephone ; and (6) the charges in respect of official calls made from such telephone shall also be borne by the State Government, if such Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister, as the case maybe, resides. at such place as a residence and a separate telephone is not provided to him by or under the provisions of this Act _ by the State Government] ] [10B. Free transit by railway, steamer.—(/) Every Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister shall ,°** be provided with facilities, which shall entitle him at any time to travel singly by, ![first class or as the case may be, by air-conditioned two-tier] by any railway in any part of India or by steamer in any part of the State of Maharashtra, in such manner, and subject to such conditions, as tnay by rules or orders be prescribed in that behalf: : : Provided that such travel by railway, in any part of India, whether within the State or outside the State, may be availed of by the Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister, as the case may be, either singly or Jointly with his spouse or with his minor children or jointly with his spouse and minor children “[or companion], so however, thatthe distance so travelled by the member outside the State, and by the members of his family “for companion] whether within or outside the State, in any financial year does not | in the aggregate exceeds ™[fifty thousand kilometers.] Explanation.—For the purpose of calculating the maximum limit of “fifty: thousand kilometers] for travelling, the number of kilometers travelled by the Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister, as the case may be, outside the State and the number of kilometers travelled by the members of his family “for companion] from the place of their residence, whether within or outside the State, shall-be counted separately. : * Section 10A was inserted by Mah. 41 of 1975, s. 3. . 2 These words were substituted for the words “Minister and Minister of State” by Mah. 17 of 1974 s. 2(1). * These words were substituted for the words “Minister or Minister of State” by Mah. 17 of 1976 212). * These words were substituted for the words “Minister and Minister of State”, by Mah. 17 of 1976s. 2/9). ° These letters and figures were substituted for the letters and figures “Rs. 8,000” by Mah. 32 of 2010, 8. 14(a), § Sub-secton (4) was substituted by Mah. 4 of 1989, s. 8. : ' These letters and figures were substituted for the letters and figures. “Rs. 8,000" by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 44(8), 8 Section 10B was substituted by Mah. 72 of 1981, s. 5. ° The words, figures and letters “with effect from the Ist April 1981” were deleted by Mah. def 1991, 5.4 faXi). 10 These words were substituted for the words “first class” by Mah. 4 of 1991, s. 4a) (ii), 41 These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 3(a)ii), . 22 These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 3a). 18 These words were substituted for the words “thirty thousand kilometres” by Mah. 82 of 2010, 5. 15. 14 These words were substituted for the words “thirty thousand kilometres” by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 5. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 8(a)(i). ‘ 6 , . Maharashtra Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances Act . [1956 : Mah. XLVI (2) (a) , Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act where a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister, either singly or jointly with his spouse, or with his minor children or jointly with his spouse and minor children [or companion] undertakes a journey by air, in any part of India, whether within or outside the State instead of by railway as provided in this section he shall be entitled, subject to the maximum Limit of *Lfifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, to claim travelling allowance, as if he or both or-all of them, as the case may be, had undertaken the sfjourney by air-conditioned two-tier by railway]. In such cases, the difference between the fare for journey by air and the fare for ‘[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] will have to be borne by the Minister, Minister of State or Deputy ‘Minister, as the case may be. , b) ‘Where a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister, either singly or jointly with the members of his family "for companion] as ‘aforesaid undertakes a journey by steamer or road transport, in any part of India outside the State, he shall be entitled subject to the maximum limit of *[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling to claim the fare for journey by steamer or road transport if it is less than fare for “[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance or, if the fare for journey by steamer or road _. transport is more than the fare for ‘journey by air- conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance, | to claim the fare for *[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance, and he shall have to bear the difference between two fares. (3) In this section, where facilities are given to a Minister of State and Deputy Minister to travel jointly with the spouse (with or without minor. children) for companion], then in the case of a lady Minister, — / Minister of State or Deputy Minister she shall be entitled to have these facilities to travel, from time to time, jointly with her spouse or, instead, with any other member of her family as defined in the Explanation | to section 10]. : uw [10C. Facilities of a personal assistant and computer operator]. —*()) Every Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister shall be entitled, free of charge, to the service of a personal assistant. For this purpose, the Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister, as the case may be, may appoint any person, possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed by rules or orders made under section 14, as his personal assistant. Subject to such rules or orders as may be made in this behalf the assistant so appointed _ shall receive a fixed salary of “IRs. 25 000] per month from the State Government.] 18[(2) There shall be paid to every Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister assum of Rs. 10,000 _ “per month for availing the services of computer operator.] 1 These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. , 8M). 2 These words were substituted for the words “thirty thousand kilometres” by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 15. 3 "These words were substituted for the words “journey by first class by railway” by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. Ati). 4 These words were substituted for the words “journey by first class by railway” by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. 4). 5 ‘These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 3()Wz). 4 § These words were substituted for the words “thirty thousand kilometres” by Mah. 32 of 2010, 8. 15. a These words were substituted for the words “journey by first class by railway” by Mah. 11 of 2013, 8. 2(1 i. 8 These words were substituted for the words “journey by first class by railway” by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. (ii). 2 These words were substituted for the words “journey by first class by railway” by Mah. 11 of 2018; s. + 2 ti}. -- 10 These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 3(c). U1 Section 10C was inserted by Mah. 48 of 1981, s. 7 which came into foree on the 18th September 1981. 12 These words were added by Mah. 32 of 2016, s. 9(e). 13 Sootion 10C was renumbered as sub-section (2) thereof by Mah. 32 of 2016, 5. 9: - 14 hese letters arid figizes were substituted for the jetters and figures “Rs. 15,000" by Mah. 32 of 2016, 8. 9(a). 18 Sub-section (2) was inserted by Mah. 32 of 2016, 8. 9/0). HES 1956: Bom. XLVHI) - Maharashira Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances Act 7