State Act

THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1951

5[8A. Amenities.—(1) Every member of the Legislative Assembly (other than6[the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition and the Ministers]) shall be entitled to such concessions in the matter of occupation of rest houses and tourist bungalows belonging to the Government as may be allowed by rules made under section 10. (2) All concessions in the matter of occupation of rest houses and tourist bungalows belonging to the Government, allowed to members of the Legislative Assembly, other than the Speaker and the Ministers, and enjoyed by them at the commencement of the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1972, shall, until rules in this behalf are made, be deemed to have been allowed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1). 7[(3) Every member of the Legislative Assembly other than the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition and the Ministers shall be provided with one telephone at his usual place of residence (which may be specified by the member) for the term of his office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter: Provided that the place specified by the member shall be within the area of operation of an existing telephone exchange. (4) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, charges in respect of the installation and rental of the telephone provided in pursuance of sub-section (3) shall be paid by the Government. (5) Every member referred to in sub-section (3) shall be entitled to a telephone allowance of8[eleven thousand rupees] per mensem for meeting the charges in respect of such telephone other than the charges referred to in sub-section (4):] 9[Provided that after the commencement of the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1994, it shall be lawful for the Government to enhance, by order, from time to time, the aforesaid allowance proportionate to the periodical increase in charges in respect of telephone made by the Central Government.] 10[(5A) Every member referred to in sub-section (3) shall be entitled to an information allowance of11[four thousand rupees] per mensem and a sumptuary allowance of12[rupees eight thousand] per mensem. (5B) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, an amount of rupees1[twenty thousand] per mensem shall be paid directly by the Legislature Secretariat to each of the two staff of every member referred to in sub-section (3) as staff allowance.] 2[(6) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf every member referred to in sub-section (1) shall be entitled to the services of an Officer of his choice3[below the rank equivalent to an Under Secretary to the Government and] who is in the service of the Government or a local authority or any Corporation owned or controlled by the Government or any other authority specified by the Government in this behalf to assist him in the performance of his duties as such member: 4[Provided that such an officer may be allowed to continue in the service of the member even after his promotion to the rank equivalent to an Under Secretary to Government and above.]