5. Sumptuary allowance to Ministers
5. Sumptuary allowance to Ministers.There shall be paid a sumptuary allowance to each Minister at the following rates, namely:—
(a)
the Prime Minister Rupees three thousand per mensem;
(b)
every other Minister who is a member of the Cabinet Rupees two thousand per mensem;
(c)
a Minister of State Rupees one thousand per mensem;
(d)
a Deputy Minister Rupees six hundred per mensem.
[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the sumptuary allowance payable to each Minister under that sub-section shall be reduced by thirty per cent. for a period of one year commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.]
Amendment notes (3)
- Subs w.e.f. 17-9-2001 . Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
- Subs w.e.f. 17-9-2001 . Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
- Ins w.e.f. 9-4-2020 . Ins. by Act 18 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-4-2020).