State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker's and Deputy Speaker's Salaries Act, 1971

7[4. Salary etc. of the Deputy Speaker. 8[(1) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to receive a salary at the rate of 9[seventy five thousand rupees] per mensem and an allowance for each day during the whole of his term at the same rates as are specified in clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1971. (1-A) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to receive compensatory allowance at the rate of five thousand rupees per mensem.] 1[(1-AA) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to receive sumptuary allowance at the rate of 2[ninety-five thousand] rupees per mensem.] (2) The Deputy Speaker during the term of his office shall be provided by the State Government, a free furnished house at Shimla, the maintenance charges of which shall be borne by the State Government or in lieu thereof he shall be paid such allowance not exceeding three hundred rupees per mensem as the State Government may fix. The State Government may also allow him to continue in free occupation of the house for period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of his ceasing to be the Deputy Speaker. Explanation.- The Deputy Speaker shall not become liable personally for any payment in case the standard rent of the house allotted to him for residence exceeds one hundred and fifty rupees per mensem.