State Act

the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1971

8[6. Free transit by railway or by air or by State Transport undertaking.- 9[(1) Each member during the term of his office shall be entitled to travel at any time, by any railway or by air or by State Transport Undertaking any class within or outside the country alongwith his family or any person accompanying him to look after and assist him during travel and shall be entitled for the reimbursement of actual expenses so incurred on production of tickets of such journey performed, subject to maximum of 1[two 1[two lac fifty thousand] rupees in each financial year: 2[Provided that the member while on official tour shall also be entitled entitled for the reimbursement of actual expenses so incurred by his family or any other person accompanying him to look after and assist him during travel by air or by rail or by public transport on production of tickets for such journey performed: Provided further that the aggregate amount payable for the journey performed by railway or by air or by public transport in a financial year shall not exceed 3[two lac fifty thousand] rupees.] (1-A) Each Member shall be entitled for an advance not exceeding rupees 4[twenty five thousand] on his request to undertake such journey and the advance so paid shall be adjusted before the closing of financial year, failing which the entire advance shall be recovered from his salary and allowances in lump-sum. Explanation.- For determining the aggregate amount so incurred on such journey under this section, the amount so incurred in the same financial year by journey performed by railway or air under section 7 of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000, or under section 10-A of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker’s and Deputy Speaker’s Salaries Act, 1971 shall be taken into account. (1-B) Each Member shall be provided with two free non-transferable passes which shall entitle him and his wife or any other person accompanying him to look after and assist him to travel at any time without payment or fare and passenger tax thereon by any public service vehicle of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation.] (2) The 5[XXXXXXXXXX] free passes issued to a member under sub-section (1) shall be valid for the terms of his office and on the expiration of such term these shall be surrendered by him to the Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as disentitling a member to any travelling allowance to which he is otherwise entitled under the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder.]