Maharashtra act 008 of 1956 : The MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE MEMBERS' SALARIES AND ALLOWANCE ACT, 1956

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1956

: B

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XLIX]

Maharashtra Legislature Members'

Salaries

and

Allowances

Act.

.

_8 An Act to

provide for

the

salaries and

allowances of

M

e m b e r s of 'the M a

h

a

r

a

s

h

t

r

a

Legislature] and

certain

other

matters.

W

H

E

R

E

A

S

it is expedient to provide for

the

salaries

and

allowances of

M

e m b e r s of *[the M a

h

a

r

a

s

h

t

r

a

Legislature] and

certain

other

matters

as

hereinafter appearing ; It is

hereby

enacted in the

Seventh

Year

of

the

Republic

of India

as

follows

-—

1.

Short title and

c

o

m

m

e

n

c

e

m

e

n

t

.

— 3{(1) This Act

may

be

called the

Maharashtra Legislature

M

e m b e r s ' Salaries and

Allowances Act.]

(2) It shall be

deemed to

have

come

into

force on

the

1st

day

of N

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v

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b

e

r

1956.

_ 2. Definitions.— In

this

Act,

unless

there

is

anything

repugnant in

the

subject

or

context,— (a)

"Assembly"

means

the

*[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly] ;

(6)

"Chairman"

means

the

Chairman of the

Council ; (c)

"Committee"

means

a

committee of

the A

s

s

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m

b

l

y

or

the

Council

or

a

joint

committee of

both,

as

the

case

m

a

y

be

;

(d)

"Council"

means

the

5(Maharashtra Legislative Council]; (e)

"Member"

means. a

m

e

m

b

e

r

of the Assembly or

the

Council, as

the

case

may

be;

(f)

Minister",

"Minister of

State"

and

"Deputy Minister"

means

respectively a

Minister, a

Minister

of

State

And

a D

e

p

u

t

y

Minister]. of

the.

[

G

o v e r n m e n t of Maharashtra], and

"Minister"

includes the

Chief

Minister *land

the

Deputy

Chief

Minister]; °1¢f)

"new

M

e m b e r

"

means a

{

M

e m b e r who is

elected or

nominated to

the

Assembly or

Council after

the

c

o

m

m

e

n

c

e

m

e

n

t

of

the

B

o m b a y Legislature Members' Salaries and

Allowances

(

A

m e n d m e n t

)

Act,

1969

(Mah.

XXI

of

1969)],

and

includes a

M

e m b e r who is

re-elected or

re-nominated]; (g)

"Parliamentary Secretary"

means

a

Parliamentary Secretary

to

a

Minister ; (h)

"Speaker"

means

the

Speaker of the

Assembly ;

"I(i)

"term of office"

means

-

(a)

in

relation to

a

new

Member, the

period

beginning with

the

date

when

such

m

e

m

b

e

r

takes

his

seat

in

the

Assembly or

as

the

case

may be, in

the

Council

"for such other earlier date

as

the

State Government may

by

order

s

p

e

c

i

f

y

in

this

behalf, if he

is

not

likely

to

take

his

seat-as aforesaid within

fifteen days

of

the

date

of

occurance of

vacancy or

the

date

of

notification of

his

election

or

nomination, whichever is

later,]

and

ending

with

the

date

on

which

his

seat

becomes

v

a

c

a

n

t

;

(6)

in

relation to

any

other'Member, the

period

at

whichever date

begun

before

the

c

o

m

m

e

n

c

e

m

e

n

t

of

the

3

/

B

o m b a y Legislature Members' Salaries and

Allowances

(

A

m e n d m e n t

)

Act,

1969

(Mah.

XXI

of 1969.)] and

ending

with

the

date

on

which

his

seat

becomes vacant] ' These words were

substituted for

the

words

"the

B

o m b a y Legislature"

by

Mah.

15

of

1980.

Schedule. * These words

were

substituted for

the

words

"the

B

o m b a y Legislature"

by

Mah.

15

of

1980.

Schedule.

3 Sub-section

(1)

was substituted, by

Mah.

15

of

1980,

Schedule.

4

These words were substituted for

the

words

"Bombay Legislative Assembly"

by

the Maharashtra Adaptation

of

Laws

(State

and

Concurrent

Subjects)

Order,

1960.

5 These words were

substituted for

the

words

"Bombay Legislative Council"

ibid.

5 These words were

substituted for

the

words

"Minister"

and

"Deputy Minister"

means

respectively a

Minister

and

the

"Deputy Minister"

by

Mah.

52

of

1969,

5:9.

7

These words were substituted for

the

words

"Government of

Bombay"

by

the

Maharashtra Adaptation of

Law

(State

and

Coricurrent Subjects) Orders,

1960.

®° These words

were

insérted by

Mah.

9

of

1978,

s.

4.

® Clause (//) was inserted by

Bom.'43 of 1958, s.

2(1).

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figures were

substituted for

the

words

brackets and

figures,

"a

M

e m b e r who takes his

seat in the

Assembly or

Council after

the

c

o

m

m

e

n

c

e

m

e

n

t

of the

B

o m b a y Legislature M e

m

b

e

r

s

'

Salaries

and Allowances

(

A

m e n d m e n t

)

Act, 1958"

by

Mah.

21

of

1969,

s.

2(a).

"

Clause (i)

was

added by

Bom.

43

of

1958,

s.

(2).

®

These words were inserted by

Mah:

21

of 1969, s.-2(b)

(2).

8

These words, brackets and

figures were

substituted for

thé

words;

brackets and

figures

"Bombay Legislature Members' Salaries and

Allowances

(

A

m e n d m e n t

)

Act, 1958"; ", by Mah.

21

of 1969,'s:

2(6)

(ii).

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38

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1956

;: B o

m

.

XLIX]

Maharashtra Legislature Members' Salaries and

Allowances Act

,

5

2

[Provided that],

if a

M

e m b e r ordinarily resides or

carries on

business at

any

place

outside the

State

of

Maharashtra, he

shall

be

entitled

to

travelling allowance under

this

section

only

for

that

part

of

his

journey

which

is

performed within

the

limits

of the

State]:

"P [Provided further

that],

where

a

M

e m b e r travels

"[by railway or

steamer] in

accordance with

the

facilities provided under

section 5AC, or travels on

a

free

pass

under

section

5A,

he

shall be

entitled only

to

a

travelling a

l

l

o

w

a

n

c

e

of an

amount

equal

to

one

first

class

fare

for

the

distance travelled as

if such journey had

been

performed by

railway:] -

"[Provided also

that,

where

a

M

e m b e r travels by

railway actually by

air-conditioned two-tier

® lor

three-

tier]

he

shall

be

entitled,

if

such

journey

is

for

any

of

the

purposes

specified

in

this

section

or,

as

the

case

may:

be,

in

accordance

with

the

facilities

provided

under

section

5AC,

to

a

travelling allowance of

an

amount

equal

to

one

and

one-half of air-conditioned two-tier

'lor

three-tier]

fare,

or

to

one

such

fare,

as the

case

may

be.]

TOICLA)

Notwithstanding anything

contained

in

sub-section

(1),

any m

e

m

b

e

r

may undertake or

perform journey by

air

from

any

airport to

any

cities

or

towns

or

from

any

cities

or

towns

to

any

airport, within

the

State,

total

thirty-two single

journeys; and

journey from

any

airport within

the

State

to

any

airport situated out

of the

State

within

the

territory of India, total

eight

single

journeys during

the

entire

period

of a year. Explanation

"(I\.—For the

purposes of this

sub-section, the

term

"any airport within the

State"

shall include such

airport situated out

of the State, which

is

nearest from

his

place

of residence.]

"Explanation II -

W

h e r e the m

e

m

b

e

r

undertakes or

performs journey by

air,

alongwith his

spouse, every

single

journey so

undertaken or

performed shall,

for

the

purposes of

this

sub-section, be

counted

as

two

single

journeys, ]

.

131(9)

Notwithstanding anything

contained

in

section

4,

or in this section, if a

session of

the

Assembly or

the

Council is

adjourned for

more

than

one

day

and

if

a

m

e

m

b

e

r

undertakes a

journey from

the

place

where

the

session is

held

to

the

place

where

he

ordinarily r

e

s

i

d

e

s

:

or carries on

business and.

the

return journey, he

shall

be

entitled to

draw,

at

his

option, either the

daily

allowance for

the

period

of

such

journeys or

the

travelling allowances,}

"IBAA, Allowances to

Chairman or

member

of

Committee when

on

tour

on

duty

in

any

part

of India.— There

shall

be

paid

to

the

Chairman or

a

m

e

m

b

e

r

of Committee in

respect

of

a journey performed by

him

in

'the

course

of

a

tour

in

any

part

of

India,

undertaken in

the

discharge of

his

duties

as

such

Chairman

or

Member,

[daily

and

travelling allowances] at

the

same

rates

as

are

provided

for

in

sections

4

and

5.]

(SAB.

1

* * Chairman of '*

*

* Committees entitled

to

travel

by

air-conditioned coach.or

by

air].—

Notwithstanding anything

contained

in

sections

5

and

5AA,

7%

*

*

*

#

*

any m

e

m

b

e

r

may, for The first proviso was.deleted by

Mah.

57

of 2018, s.

2(a).

* This proviso was

inserted by

Mah.

11

of 1966, s.

2(2)

(a). * These words were

substituted for

the

words

"Provided further that"

by

Mah.

57

of 2018, s.

2(b),

' This proviso was

substituted by

Mah.

3

of

1965,

s.

4(a) Wii), °.- These words

were

substituted for

the

words

"Provided also

that"

by

Mah.

57

of 2018; s.

Q(e).

®* These words

were

substituted for

the

words

"by railway"

by

Mah.

64

of

1974,

s.

2.

"This proviso was

added by

Mah.

3 of 1991,

5.3.

°

.

° These words were

inserted by. Mah.

14

of

1999,

5.

2(a). ° These words were

inserted by

Mah:

14

of

1999,

s.

2(a):

0

Sub-section

(14)

was substituted by

Mah.

32

of

2010,

s.

18.

4}

The existing Explanation was

renumbered as

Explanantion I by

Mah.

11

of 2013, s.

6.

©

Explanation Tl

was

inserted by

M

a h

.

1

1

of 2013, s.

6.

.

8

Sub-section

(2)

was added by

Mah.

28

of 1981, s. 4,

"4 This section was

inserted by Mah. 17.of

1962,

8.

4.

=

©

These words were substituted for

the

words

"daily travelling and

conveyance allowance"

by

Mah.

3

of

1965,

s.

5.

16

Sections

5AB

and

BAC

were inserted by

Mah:

3

of

1965,

s.

6.

Section 8 of Mah.:3 of 1965

reads

as

follows

-—

=.

:

,

:

"Section

5AB

inserted in

the

principal Act:

by

section

6

of this Act shall be

deemed to

have

come

into

force on

the

15th

day

of December 1961,".

'

;

:

"

T

h e words

"Leaders of Opposition and"

were

deleted

by

Mah.

8

of

1978,

s.

14(a@) (ii), The

word

"certain"

was

deleted by

Mah.

49

of

1972,

8.

2(b). -

These words were substituted for

the

words

"by air"

by

Mah.

24

of

1969,

#

2(c), © The words

"the Leaders of

the

opposition when

undertaking or

performing any

journey

for

the

purposes of

those

sections and"

were

deleted

by

Mah.

8 of 1978; s.

14

(a)

G).

:

,

791-20

6

.

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Le gi sl at ur e

Me mb er s' Sa la ri es an d

Al lo wa nc es Ac t

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:

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I

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os

e

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si

ne

ss

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nn

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with hi

s

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es

as

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ur

ne

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sh al l

°* *

*

be pr ov id ed with fa

ci

li

ti

es

,

wh ic h

sh al l

en ti tl e

hi m

at an y

ti me to tr av el si ng ly by

"f irst cl

as

s

or

,

as th e ca

se

ma

y

be

,

by ai r- cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

ti

er

"l or th re e-

ti

er

]]

by an y

ra il wa y

in an y

pa rt of In di a, or by st ea me

r

in

an

y

pa

rt

of

th e St

at

e

of

Ma

ha

ra

sh

tr

a

in

su

ch

ma

nn

er

,

an d

su bj ec t

to su ch cond it io

ns

,

"a s-

"m ay .b y

ru le s

or or de rs be pr es cr ib ed i

n th at be

ha

lf

:

Pr ov id ed th at su

ch

tr

av

el

by

ra

il

wa

y

in

an

y

pa

rt

of

In

di

a,

wh

et

he

r

with in th e

St

at

e

or

ou

ts

id

e th e St

at

e,

ma

y

be

av

ai

le

d

of

b

y th e me

mb

er

,

eith er si

ng

ly

or

j

oi

nt

ly

with

hi

s

sp

ou

se

or

with

hi

s

mi

no

r

ch

il

dr

en

or

jo

in

tl

y

with

hi

s

sp

ou

se

an

d

mi

no

r

ch

il

dr

en

*[

or

co

mp

an

io

n]

so

,

ho we ve r, th at th e dist an ce

so

tr

av

el

le

d

by

th e

m

e

m

b

e

r

ou

ts

id

e th e St

at

e,

an

d

by

th e

m

e

m

b

e

r

s

of

h

is

fa

mi

ly

°[

or

co

mp

an

io

n]

wh

et

he

r

with in or

ou

ts

id

e th e St

at

e,

in

an

y

fi

na

nc

ia

l

ye

ar

do

es

no

t

in

th e

ag

gr

eg

at

e

ex

ce

ed

[t

hi

rt

y th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

].

Ex pl an at io n. —

Fo r th e pu

rp

os

e

of

ca

lc

ul

at

in

g th e m

a

x

i

m

u

m

li

mi

t

of

'!

[t

hi

rt

y th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

]

fo r

tr av el li ng , th e nu

mb

er

of

ki

lo

me

te

rs

tr

av

el

le

d

by

th e

m

e

m

b

e

r

ou

ts

id

e th e St

at

e,

an

d th e nu

mb

er

of

ki

lo

me

te

rs

tr

av

el

le

d

by

th e

m

e

m

b

e

r

s

of

hi

s

fa

mi

ly

"l or co mp an io n] fr om th e pl

ac

e

of

th ei r

re

si

de

nc

e,

wh

et

he

r

with in or

ou

ts

id

e th e St

at

e

sh

al

l

be

co

un

te

d-

se

pa

ra

te

ly

.

(2

)

(a

)

No tw it hs tand in g

an

yt

hi

ng

co

nt

ai

ne

d

in

th is Ac

t,

wh

er

e

a

me

mb

er

,

eith er si

ng

ly

or

jo

in

tl

y

with

hi

s

sp

ou

se

or

with

hi

s

mi

no

r

ch

il

dr

en

or

j

oi

nt

ly

with

sp

ou

se

an

d

mi

no

r

ch

il

dr

en

"[ or co mp an io n] un de rt ak es a

jo ur ne y

by ai r, in an y

pa rt of In di a, wh et he r

with in or

ou

ts

id

e th e St

at

e,

inst ea d

of

b

y

ra

il

wa

y

as

pr

ov

id

ed

in

th is se

ct

io

n,

he

sh

al

l

be

en

ti

tl

ed

,

su bj ec t

to th e m

a

x

i

m

u

m

li

mi

t

of

"[th ir ty

th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

]

fo r

tr av el li ng to cl ai m

tr av el li ng al lo wa nc e, as if he or both or

al

l

of

th em as

th e ca

se

ma

y

be

,

ha d

un de rt ak en th e {j

ou

rn

ey

by

ai

r-

cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

ti

er

by

ra

il

wa

y]

.

In su ch ca se s, th e di

ff

er

en

ce

be

tw

ee

n th e fa

re

fo

r

jo

ur

ne

y

by

ai

r

an

d th e fa

re

fo

r

{j

ou

rn

ey

by

ai

r-

cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

ti

er

by

ra

il

wa

y]

wi

ll

ha

ve

to

bo

rn

e

by

th e

Me

mb

er

.

,

(b

)

Wh er e

a

Me mb er

,

eith er si

ng

ly

or

j

oi

nt

ly

with th e m

e

m

b

e

r

s

of

h

is

fa

mi

ly

[o

r

co

mp

an

io

n]

af

or

es

ai

d

un

de

rt

ak

es

a

jo

ur

ne

y

by

st ea

me

r

or

ro

ad

tr

an

sp

or

t,

in

an

y

pa

rt

of

In

di

a

ou

ts

id

e th e

St

at

e,

he

sh

al

l

be

en

ti

tl

ed

;

su

bj

ec

t

to

th e

m

a

x

i

m

u

m

li

mi

t

of

[t

hi

rt

y th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

!

fo

r

tr

av

el

li

ng

to

cl

ai

m th e

fa

re

jo

ur

ne

y

by

st ea

me

r

or

ro

ad

tr

an

sp

or

t

if

it

is

le

ss

th an

th e

fa

re

fo

r

[j

ou

rn

ey

by

ai

r-

cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

ti

er

by

ra

il

wa

y]

fo

r th e

sa

me

dist an ce

or

,-

if

th e

fa

re

fo

r

jo

ur

ne

y

by

st ea

me

r

or

ro

ad

tr

an

sp

or

t

is

mo

re

th e

fa

re

fo

r

*"

fj

ou

rn

ey

by

ai

r-

cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

ti

er

by

ra

il

wa

y]

fo

r th e

sa

me

dist an ce

,

to cl ai m th e fa

re

fo

r

*

[j

ou

rn

ey

by

'a

ir

-c

on

di

ti

on

ed

tw

o-

ti

er

by

ra

il

wa

y]

fo

r th e sa

me

d

is

ta

nc

e

an

d

he

sh

al

l

ha

ve

to

be

ar

th e

di

ff

er

en

ce

be

tw

ee

n th e tw

o

fa

re

s.

1

Th es e

word s we

re

.

su bs ti tu te d

fo r th e word s be

gi

nn

in

g

with th e word s

"C ha ir ma n

of th e Co

mm

it

te

e"

an

d

en

di

ng

with th e word s

"o r

Co mm it te e

on Go ve rn me nt As su ra nc es

"

by Ma h.

49

of

19

72

,

s.

2(

a@

).

2

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"b y

ai r"

by Ma h.

24

of

19

69

,

s.

2(

a)

.

-

3

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"o f th e ai

r

fa

re

", by Ma h.

24

of

19

69

,

s.

2(

b)

.

4

Se ct io n

5A

C

wa s

su bs ti tu te d

by Ma h.

72

of

19

81

,

s.

2.

5

Th e

word s, fi

gu

re

s

an

d

le

tt

er

s

"w it h

ef fe ct fr om th e 1s

t

da

y

of

A

pr il

19

81

"

we re de le te d

by Ma h.

3

of

19

91

,

8,

4(

a) @)

.

6

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"f irst cl

as

s"

,

by Ma h.

3

of

1

99

1,

.s.

4(

@) (i

).

7

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

14

of

19

90

,

s.

3.

:

8

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

2

00

1,

s.

4(

a)

(2)

(A

).

®

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

2

00

1,

s.

4(

a) (i)

(B

).

10

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"t we nt y th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

"

by Ma h.

22

of

19

87

,

s.

5.

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"t we nt y

t

h

o

u

s

a

n

d

ki lo me te rs

"

by Ma h.

22

of

19

87

,

s.

5.

2

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

2

00

1,

s.

4(

a) (i i)

.

38

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

2

00

1,

s.

4(

6\ (i

).

4

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"t we nt y th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

"

by Ma h.

22

of

19

87

,

8.

5.

15

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e w

o

r

d

s

"

jo ur ne y

by fi rs t

cl as s

by ra il wa y"

by ma h.

11

of

2

01

3,

s.

7(

i)

.

16

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"j ou rn ey by fi ts t

cl as s

by ra il wa y"

by ma h.

11

of

2

01

3,

s.

7(

i)

.

"

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

2

00

1,

s.

4(

6)

@)

.

18

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"t we nt y th ou sand

ki

lo

me

te

rs

"

by Ma h.

22

of

19

87

,

s.

5.

19

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"j ou rn ey by fi rs t- cl as s

by ra il wa y"

by Ma h.

11

of

2

01

3,

s.

7(

i)

.

*° Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d:

fo

r th e word s

"j ou rn ey by fi rs t

cl as s

by ra il wa y"

by Ma h.

11

of

2

01

3,

s.

7(

ii

).

21

Th es e

word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s.

"j ou rn ey by fi rs t

cl as s

by ra il wa y"

by Ma h.

11

of

2

01

3,

s.

7(

éi

).

e

8

1956

: Bom.

XLIX]

Maharashtra Legislature Members' Salaries and

Allowances Act

7

(3)

In

this section and

in

section

5A

where facilities are

given

to

a

M

e m b e r to travel jointly with

the

spouse with

or

without minor children 'lor

companion] then

in

the

case

of

a

lady

member, she

shall

be

entitled to

have

these

facilities to

travel, from

time

to

time,

jointly with

her

spouse

or

instead, with

any

other

m

e

m

b

e

r

of her

family

as

defined in

the

Explanation below

sub-section

(2)

of

section

6].

"I5A. Free transit by

road

transport service.— Every

m

e

m

b

e

r

shall

be

provided with

one

free

non-

transferable pass

*[together with

a

voucher

book,

for

reservation of

seats

without

charges]

which

shalt

entitle

him

at

any

time

'[to

travel

either

singly

or

jointly

with

his

spouse,

*for

companion] by

such

road

.

transport services; including those

provided by

the

Maharashtra Tourism

Development Corporation Limited,] (in

any

part

of

the

State

of

Maharashtra in

which

those

services operate), in

such

class

of

accommodation therein,

and

subject

to

such

conditions, as

may

by

rules

or

orders

be

prescribed in

that

behalf.]

'[5B.

Daily

Allowance and

travelling allowance to

members

on

vacating

seats.—N

otwithstanding anything

contained in this

Act,

a

person

on

ceasing

to

be

a

Member,

shall

be

entitled

and

be

deemed

always

to

have

been

entitled—

daily

allowance

at

the

rate

provided

for

in

section

4,

and

(6)

for the return journey, to

travelling allowance at

the

rate

provided for

in

section

5

for such journey.]

"I5C. Telephone facilities to

m

e

m

b

e

r

s

.

(1)

A

M

e m b e r shall be

entitled to

have

a

telephone installed at

Government. cost

at

the

place

where

he

ordinarily resides

or

at

any

other

place

in

the

State

which

is

also

used

by

him

for

residence:

The

amount

of

initial

deposit, installation and

rental

charges

shall

be.borne

by

the

State

Government.

(2)

Where a

M

e m b e r has a

telephone installed at

a

place

of

his

residence referred to

in

sub-section

(1)

at

his own cost, then the

rental charges in

respect of

such

telephone shall

be

borne

by

the

State

Government:

(3)

There shall be

paid to

every Member *[a

sum

of

*[{Rs.

8,000]]

per

month irrespective of

the

fact

whether

or

not

telephone facility

has

been

provided

under

'this

section

or

whether

the

m

e

m

b

e

r

has

a

'elephone installed at

his

own

cost}.

16.

A

m e n i t i e s

.

(1)

A

m e m b e r shall be

entitled to

residential accommodation

""[either without sayment of

rent

or

on

payment of

such

rent

and].on such

scale

and

on

such

conditions and

to

such

other

acilities as

may

be

prescribed by

rules

or

orders

made

under

section

8 :

"{Provided that,

where

any

residential accommodation is

provided:

to

a

m

e

m

b

e

r

in

any

Hostel

for

the

nembers,

it

shall

be

without

payment

of rent]. os

(2)

Subject to

rules or

orders made

under section

8,

a

m

e

m

b

e

r

shall be

entitled for

himself and

for

n

e

m

b

e

r

s

of

his

family who

are

residing with,

and

d

e

p

e

n

d

e

n

t

on

him,

free

of

charge,'to a

c

c

o

m

m

o

d

a

t

i

o

n

in

tospitals maintained by

the

State

Government and

to

medical attendance and

treatment. ' Explanation.._For the

purpose

of

this

sub-section,

the

expression

"a m

e

m

b

e

r

of his family"

means the

\usband, wife,

son,

daughter, father, mother, brother or

sister].

313)

A:

m

e

m

b

e

r

shall be

entitled, free

of

charge, to

the

services of

personal assistant. For

this

purpose, he

m

e

m

b

e

r

may

appoint any

person, possessing such

qualifications as

may

be

prescribed by

rules

or

orders

©

aade

under

section

8,

as his personal assistant. Subject to

such

rules

or

orders

as

may

be

made

in

this

} These words

were

inserted by.

Mah:

8 'of 2001, s.

4(6)G2).

? Section

5A

was s

u

b

s

t

i

t

u

t

e

d

by

Mah.

99

of

1960,

s.

3.

3 These words were

inserted by:

Mah.

29

of

1967,

s.

3.

' These words were

substituted for

the

words

"to travel by

such

road

transport services"

by

Mah.

28

of

1981,

s.

6.

5 These words were

inserted by

Mah.

8

of

2001,

8.

5.

® Section

5B

was inserted by

Bom.

66

of

1959,

s.

2.

*

7 Section

5C

was substituted by

Mah.

40

of

1975,

s..2.

:

"

® These words, letter and

figures were

substituted for

the

words,

letters

and

figures

"from 1st

day

of

January

1975

a

sum of

Rs. 1,550"

by

Mah..3 of 1991,

8.

5.

'

° These letter and

figures were'substituted for

the

letters

and

figures

"Rs. 6,000"

by

Mah:

30

of 2005, s,

13:

"

Section 6 was substituted by

Mah.

23

of

1964,

s.

2.

.

"These words were

inserted by

Mah:

3

of

1965,

s..2.

"

This proviso was

added by

Mah.

28

of

1981,

s.

8(a).

13

Sub-section

(3)

was substituted by

Mah.

48

of

1981,

s.

3.

9

Shean c

8

- Ma ha ra sh tr a

Le gi sl at ur e

Me mb er s' Sa la ri es an d

Al lo wa nc es Ac t

[

1

9

5

6

:

B

o m

.

XL

IX

be ha lf , th e as

sist an t

so

ap

po

in

te

d

sh

al

l

re

ce

iv

e

a

fi

xe

d

sa

la

ry

of

'f

Rs

..

25

,0

00

]

pe r

mo nt h

fr om th e St

at

e

Go

ve

rn

me

nt

].

(

8

A

)

Th er e

sh al l

be pa id to ev er y

M

e m b e r a su m

of

R

s.

10

,0

00

pe r

mo nt h

fo r th e av

ai

li

ng

th e

se

rv

ic

es

of

c

o

m

p

u

t

e

r

op

er

at

or

.|

3f

Oe

]

"{

(5

)

Th er e

sh al l

be pa id to ev er y

m

e

m

b

e

r

a

su m

of *

[{ Rs

.

10

,0

00

]

pe r

mo nt h

fo r st at io

na

ry

an

d

post ag e.

]

6(

(6

)

With ef

fe

ct

fr

om

th e da

te

of

c

o

m

m

e

n

c

e

m

e

n

t

of

th e Ma

ha

ra

sh

tr

a

Le

gi

sl

at

ur

e

Me

mb

er

s'

Sa

la

ri

es

an

d

Al

lo

wa

nc

es

(

A

m e n d m e n t

)

Ac t,

20

20

(M

ah

.

XV

I

of

20

20

),

ev er y

M

e m b e r sh al l. be en ti tl ed

,

fr ee of ch ar ge

,

to th e se

rv

ic

e

of

a

Dr

iv

er

.

Fo r th is pu

rp

os

e,

th e

M

e m b e r ma y

ap po in t

an y

pe rs on

,

po ss es si ng va li d

dr iv in g

li ce nc e

an d

wh o

ha s

no t

at ta in ed th e ag

e

of

si

xt

y

ye

ar

s,

as

a

Dr

iv

er

.

Th e

Dr iv er so ap po in te d

sh al l

re ce iv e

.

su ch fi xe d

sa la ry pe r

mo nt h, as ma y

be sp ec if ie d

by or de r

is su ed by th e Go

ve

rn

me

nt

,

fr om ti me to ti me

.]

IG

A.

Tr av el fa ci li ti es to me mb er s. —- With ou t

pr

ej

ud

ic

e

to

th e

pr

ov

is

io

ns

of

t

hi

s

Ac

t,

ev

er

y

me

mb

er

,

wh o

tr av el s. with hi

s

sp

ou

se

"l or co mp an io n] sh al l

on ce du ri ng ev er y

se ss io n

be en ti tl ed to on e

fi rs t

cl as s

ra il wa y

fa re or as th e ca

se

ma

y

be

,

*[st ea me

r

fa

re

]

fo r

hi s

sp ou se

"l or co mp an io n] fr om hi s

us ua l

pl ac e

of re si de nc e

to th e pl

ac

e

wh

er

e th e se

ss

io

n

is

he

ld

an

d

fo

r th e re

tu

rn

jo

ur

ne

y

fr

om

su

ch

pl

ac

e:

]

"( Pr ov id ed th at

,

wh er e

4

m e m b e r an d

hi s

sp ou se tr av el by ra il wa y

ac tu al ly by ai r- cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

i

er

,

he sh al l

be en ti tl ed to on e

ai r- cond it io

ne

d

tw

o-

ti

er

fa

re

fo

r

hi

s

sp

ou

se

.]

"1

6B

.

Ot he r

am en it ie s- —(

1)

Th e

St at e

Go ve rn me nt ma y, by or de r, su bj ec t

to su ch te rm s

an d

cond it io

ns

as

ma

y

be

sp

ec

if

ie

d

in

th e

sa

id

or

de

r,

al

lo

t

a

pi

ec

e

of

land , in

th e

vi

ci

ni

ty

of

Vi

dh

an

Bh

av

an

or

ML

As '

Host el i

n

Mu

mb

ai

,

to -t he Ma ha ra sh tr a

St at e. Le gi sl at ur e

fo rt he pu rp os e

of ma ki ng av ai la bl e

to th e _

M

e m b e r s of th e St

at

e

Le

gi

sl

at

ur

e,

am

en

it

ie

s

li

ke

G

y m k h a n a

,

Cl ub Ho us e

or Re cr ea ti on Ce nt re

,

et c. Ex pl an at io n. —F or th e pu

rp

os

es

of

th is se

ct

io

n,

"t he

M

e m b e r s of th e St

at

e

Le

gi

sl

at

ur

e"

me

an

s th e si

tt

in

g

an

d

past

M

e m b e r s of t

he St at e

Le gi sl at ur e.

(2

)

On al lo tm en t

of t

he land to

th e Ma

ha

ra

sh

tr

a

St

at

e

Le

gi

sl

at

ur

e

by

th e St

at

e

Go

ve

rn

me

nt

un

de

r

su

b-

se

ct

io

n

(1

),

a

Ma na gi ng Co mm it te e

co ns is ti ng of th e of

fi

ce

be

ar

er

s

as

sp

ec

if

ie

d

be

lo

w,

sh

al

l

be

de

em

ed

to

ha

ve

be

en

co

ns

ti

tu

te

d

fr

om

th e da

te

of

su

ch

al

lo

tm

en

t,

fo

r th e m

a

n

a

g

e

m

e

n

t

,

su pe rv is io n, ru nn in g

an d

m

a

i

n

t

e

n

a

n

c

e

of su ch

G

y m k h a n a

,

Cl ub

H

o u s e or Re cr ea ti on Ce nt re

,

et c.

,

as th e ca

se

m

a

y

be

,

n a m e l y :— (a

)

Ch ai rm an

.

..

ex of fi ci o

Ch ai rp er so n.

(6

)

Sp ea ke r

>. vex of

fi

ci

o

Co

-C

ha

ir

pe

rs

on

.

(ec

)

Ch ie f

Mi nist er

..

ex of fi ci o

Me mb er

.

(d

)

De pu ty Ch ai rm an

,

Ma ha ra sh tr a

Le gi sl at iv e

Co un ci l

..

ex .o ff ic io Me mb er

.

(e

)

De pu ty Sp ea ke r,

M

a h a r a s h t r a Le gi sl at iv e

As se mb ly

.

...

ex

of

fi

ci

o

M

e m b e r

.

()

De pu ty Ch ie f

Mi nist er -.

.

ex of fi ci o

Me mb er

.

(g

)

Mi nist er fo

r

Pa

rl

ia

me

nt

ar

y

Af

fa

ir

s

'

..

ex of fi ci o

Me mb er

.

.

(h

)

Le ad er s

of

O

pp os it io n

in th e As

se

mb

ly

an

d

C

o u n c i l

.

.

.

ex of fi ci o

Me ra be rs

.

@) Mi nist er (s

)

of

S

ta te Pa rl ia me nt ar y

Af fa ir s

..

ex of fi ci o

Me mb er (s

).

(j) On

e

m

e

m

b

e

r

ea

ch

fr

om

th e re

co

gn

is

ed

po

li

ti

ca

l

..

ex of fi ci o

Me mb er s. pa rt ie s

in th e St

at

e

Le

gi

sl

at

ur

e,

no

mi

na

te

d

by

th e Ch

ai

rp

er

so

n.

3 T

he

se

le

tt

er

s

an

d

fi

gu

re

s

we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e le

tt

er

s

an

d

fi

gu

re

s

"R s.

15

,0

00

"

by Ma h.

3 3

2

of

2

01

6,

s.

12

(a

).

2

Su b- se ct io n

3A

wa s

in se rt ed by

M

a h

.

3

2

of

2

01

6,

s.

12

(d

).

,

:

3

Su b- se ct io n

(4

)

wa s

de le te d

by Ma h.

32

of

2

01

6,

8.

12

(c

).

'T hi s

su b- se ct io n

wa s

ad de d

by Ma h.

23

of

19

85

,

s. 6{ c)

.

:

5

Th es e

le tt er s

an d

fi gu re s

we re su bs ti tu te d

fo r th e le

tt

er

s

an

d

fi

gu

re

s

"R s.

7,

50

0"

by Ma h.

32

of

2

01

0,

s.

19

6)

.

§ Su b- se ct io n

(6

)

wa s

in se rt ed by Ma h.

16

of

2

02

0,

.s

.

2.

'

Se ct io n

GA

wa s

in se rt ed by Ma h.

64

of

19

74

,

s.

5.

5

Th es e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

20

01

,

s.

6(

).

5

'P he se word s we

re

su

bs

ti

tu

te

d

fo

r th e word s

"s te am er fa re an d"

by Ma h.

1L

Lo f

19

76

,.

s.

.3

.

Se cond Sc

h.

©

Th

es

e

word s we

re

in

se

rt

ed

by

Ma

h.

8

of

2

00

1,

s.

6(

zz

).

4

Th is pr ov is o

wa s

ad de d

by Ma h.

3

of

19

91

,- s,

7.

"

Se ct io ns

6B

an d

6C

.

we re ad de d

by Ma h:

26

of

2

00

8,

s.

2.

10

1956:

Bom.

XLIX]

.- Maharashtra Legislature Members'

Salaries

and

Allowances Act

|

9

(3)

The Chairperson shall

appoint, from

amongst

the

members, a

Treasurer and

such

other

office

searers

as

d

e

e

m

e

d

necessary, and

the

Principal Secretary of

the

M

a h a r a s h t r a Legislative

A

s s e m b l y or the Maharashtra Legislative Council, nominated by

the

Chairperson, shall

be

the

ex

officio

Executive Secretary f the

Committee.

(4)

The objectives, the

nature

and

scope

of

the

activities, etc.,

of

such

G

y m k h a n a

,

Club

H

o u s e or tecreation Centre, as

the

case

may

be,

set

up

on

such

land

by

the

Maharashtra State

Legislature and

the

nembership fees,

the

annual

subscription fees

or

any

other

fees

or

charges

to

be

collected from

the

m

e

m

b

e

r

s

xy

such

G

y m k h a n a

,

Club House or

Recreation Centre, as

the

case

may

be,

shall

be

such

as

may

be

wrescribed by

the

rules

made

in

this

behalf

by

the

Managing Committee and

such

rules

shall

be

laid,

as

soon

is may

be,

after

the

same

are

made,

before

each

House

of the

State

Legislature.

(5)

The Managing Committee may

make

bye-laws for

its

governance, and

for

carrying out

its

functions nd duties, consistent

with

the

provisions

of

this

Act

and

the

rules

made

thereunder

and

any

other

law

for

he

time

being

in

force.

(6)

The Executive Secretary of

the

Managing Committee shall

be

responsible for

convening the

ieetings. of

the

Committee as

per

the

directions of

the

Chairperson and

for

recording the

minutes

of

the

ieeting

and

shall

perform

such

other

duties

and

functions as may

be

directed by

the

Committee.

6C.

Constitution of

F

u n d

.

(

1

)

The Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat shall,

on

allotment of

and

by

the

State

G

o v e r n m e n t under section

6B,

constitute a

fund

to

be

called

"the

G

y m k h a n a Fund",

"the dub Fund", or

"the Recreation Centre

Fund",

as

the

case

may

be.

Such

fund

shall

consist of,—

(i)

initial grant

of

not

less

than

rupees

five

crores

given

by

the

State

Government, after

appropriation duly

made.in

this

behalf,

by

law;

(ii)

M

e m b e r s h i p fees, donations, endowments or

any

other

money

received by

such

institution by —

.-

way

of rent

or

any

other

source.

'

(2)

The

G

y m k h a n a

,

Club or

the Recreation Centre, as

the

case

may

be,

shall-keep the

current and

ivings

deposit account with

the

State

Bank

of India or

any

other

nationalised bank.

'

by

the

Managing

ommittee. ee

(4)

The Managing Committee shall

lay

before

both

Houses

of

the

State Legislature, its

Annual

Report,

ot later

than

three

months

from

the

expiry

of every

financial

year.]

7.

'[Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy

Ministers,] Speaker,

C

h a i r m a n

,

*[Leaders of

the

Opposition] or

daried

Parliamentary. Secretaries not

entitled-

to

salaries

and

allowances, under

this

Act.—

lotwithstanding anything

contained

in

this

Act,

"[a Minister, Minister of

State

or

Deputy

Minister], the

xeaker

or

Chairman 'lor

a

Leader

of

the

Opposition] or

a-salaried Parliamentary Secretary shall

not

be

ititled

to

any

salary,

allowances, or

provision for

residential accommodation under

this

Act,

by

reason

of

e

fact

that

*[the

Minister, Minister

of.

State,

Deputy

Minister], Speaker,

Chairman, °[Leader

of

the

pposition] or

salaried

Parliamentary Secretary is

a

M

e m b e r of the Assembly or

Council.

8.

[Power to

make

rules and

orders].— *[(1)

(a)

For

the

purpose of 'making rules

or

orders

under

is

section, there

shall

be

constituted a

Joint

Committee of both

Houses

of the

State

Legislature consisting five

m

e

m

b

e

r

s

from

the

Council

nominated by

the

C

h a i r m a n and ten m

e

m

b

e

r

s

from the Assembly minated °[by

the

Speaker and

the

Finance Minister shall

be

its

ex-officio m

e

m

b

e

r

and

Chairman].

(6)

The Joint Committee constituted under

clause

(a)

*

*

*

shall

have

power

to

regulate its

ocedure. (c)

A

e m e m b e r of the Joint

C

o m m i t t e e

,

"[other than

Finance Minister] shall

hold

office

as

such

m

e

m

b

e

r

'one

year

from

the

date

of his

nomination and

any

casual

vacancy in

the

Joint

Committee may

be

filled

by

_

mination by

the

Chairman or

the

Speaker, as

the

case

may

be.

| These words

were

substituted for

the

words

"Minister, Deputy

Minister"

by

Mah.

52

of

1969,

s.

5(2).

2"These words were

inserted by

Mah:

8

of

1978,

s.

14,

,

* These words were

substituted for

the

words

"a-Minister or

Deputy

Minister"

by

Mah.

52

of

1969,

s.

5(1).

4 These words were

inserted by

Mah.

8

of

1978,

-s.

14

(c) @).

:

_ ®- These words

were

substituted for

the

words

"a Minister or

Deputy Minister"

by

Mah.

52

of

1969,

s.

5(7Z).

* These words were

ingerted by

Mah.

8 of 1978, s.

14

(e) Gi). ' Sub-section

(7)

and the marginal note

were

substituted for

the

original by

Bom.

38

of

1959,

s.

6.

§ Sub-séction

(1)

and the marginal note

were

substituted for

the

original by

Bom.

38

of

1959,

s.

6.

®* These words

were

substituted for

the

words

"by the Speaker"

by

Mah.

72

of

1981,

s.

3(a). ©

The

words

"shall elect its

Chairman and"

were

deleted by

Mah.

72

of

1981,

s.

3(6).

'

These words were inserted, by

Mah.

72

of

1981,

3(c).

11

10

Ma ha ra sh tr a

Le gi sl at ur e

Me mb er s' Sa la ri es an d

Al lo wa nc es Ac t

[1

95

6

:

:

B

o m

.

XL

DE

(d

)

Th e

Jo in t

C

o m m i t t e e co ns ti tu te d

un de r

dl ai is e

(a

)

ma y, in co ns ul ta ti on with th e St

at

e

G

o v e r n m e n t ma ke ru le s

or or de rs fo r

ca rr yi ng ou t th e pu

rp

os

es

of

t

hi

s

Ac

t.

(e

)

An y

ru le s

or or de rs ma de un de r

cl au se (d

)

sh al l

no t

ta ke ef fe ct un ti l th ey ar

e

ap

pr

ov

ed

an

c

co

nf

ir

me

d

by

th e

Ch

ai

rm

an

an

d th e Sp

ea

ke

r

an

d

ar

e

pu

bl

is

he

d

in

th e

Of

fi

ci

al

Ga

ze

tt

e;

an

d

su

ch

pu

bl

ic

at

io

r

of

th e

ru

le

s

or

or

de

rs

sh

al

l

be

co

nc

lu

si

ve

pr

oo

f th at th ey ha

ve

be

en

du

ly

ma

de

.]

(2

)

An y

ru le or or de r. un de r th is se

ct

io

n

m

a

y

be

ma

de

so

as

to

be

re

tr

os

pe

ct

iv

e

to

an

y

da

te

no

t

ea

rl

ie

r th an th e

1s

t

da

y

of

N

o v e m b e r

19

56

.

\N

,

(3

)

Ru le s

or or de rs ma de '

un de r th is se

ct

io

n

sh

al

l

ha

ve

ef

fe

ct

as

if

'e

na

ct

ed

in

th is Ac

t.

9.

R

e p e a l

.

— Th e

B

o m b a y Le gi sl at ur e

M

e m b e r s ' Sa la ri es an d

A

l l o w a n c e s Ac t,

19

37

(B

om

.

II

I

of

19

37

),

th e

B

o m b a y Le gi sl at ur e

M

e m b e r s ' Da il y

A

l l o w a n c e Ac t,

19

50

(B

om

.

XX

I

of

19

50

),

an d th e

B

o m b a y Le gi sl at ur e

Me mb er s' Tr av el li ng Al lo wa nc e

Ac t,

19

50

(B

om

.

X

L

V

of

19

50

),

(i n th is se

ct

io

n

re

fe

rr

ed

to

as

th e

sa

id

Ac

ts

),

an d

an y

la w

co rr es pond in g

with th e pr

ov

is

io

ns

of

t

hi

s-

Ac

t

in

fo

rc

e

im

me

di

at

el

y

be

fo

re

th e

1s

t

da

y

of

N

o v e m b e r

19

56

in or in re la ti on to an y

te rr it or ie s

wh ic h

af te r th at da

te

fo

rm

pa

rt

of

th e

ne

w

St

at

e

ol

-

B

o m b a y sh al l st an d

re

pe

al

ed

:

Pr ov id ed th at n

o

t

w

i

t

h

s

t

a

n

d

i

n

g

su

ch

re

pe

al

an

y

ru

le

s

or

or

de

rs

m

a

d

e

un

de

r th e- sa

id

Ac

ts

sh

al

l,

so

fa

r

as

th ey ar

e.

no

t

in

co

ns

is

te

nt

with th e pr

ov

is

io

ns

of

th is

Ac

t.

co

nt

in

ue

in

fo

rc

e

an

d

be

de

em

ed

to

ha

ve

be

en

ma

de

un

de

r th e

pr

ov

is

io

ns

of

th is

Ac

t,

un

le

ss

an

d

un

ti

l th ey ar

e

su

pe

rs

ed

ed

by

an

y

ru

le

s

or

or

de

rs

ma

de

un

de

r th is Ac

t.

G

O

V

E

R

N

M

E

N

T

C

E

N

T

R

A

L

PR

ES

S,

M

U

M

B

A

I

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