State Act
Section 61. Honorarium or sumptuary allowance to President and meeting allowance to Councillors.
The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.
61. Honorarium or sumptuary allowance to President and meeting allowance to Councillors.— 2[(1) There shall be paid to the President such honoraria and allowances, as the State Government may, from time to time, by an order determine.] 3[(2) A Council shall pay to each Councillor including the President a meeting allowance for attending the meetings of the Council, Standing Committee, Subject Committee or Special Committee at such rate per meeting as may be prescribed.] Explanation.— If a Councillor is required to attend more than one such meeting on any day, he shall be entitled to draw the meeting allowance as if he had attended only one meeting on that day. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 16 or 44, the receipt by any person of any honorarium, sumptuary allowance or meeting allowance as aforesaid shall not disqualify him from becoming, or continuing as Councillor.