State Act

THE KARNATAKA MINISTERS SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1956.

4. Residences of Ministers.- (1) Each Minister shall be entitled, 1[x x x]1, to the use of a furnished residence in the City of Bangalore throughout his term of office and for a period of 2[sixty days]2 immediately thereafter, or in lieu of such furnished residence to a house rent allowance at the rate of 7[6[5[3[two lakh fifty thousand rupees]3]5]6]7 per mensem. 4[The residence provided under this sub-section shall be furnished on such scales, and the plinth area thereof shall not exceed such limits, as may be prescribed.]4 (2) In a residence used by a Minister who is entitled to a house rent allowance in lieu of a furnished residence, three rooms shall be furnished by the State Government on such scales as may be prescribed, to be used for official purposes. 1[He shall be entitled for an allowance of 4[3[2[thirty thousand rupees]2]3]4 per month for maintenance and upkeep of residence and for layout and maintenance of gardens included in such residence]1.