State Act

Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries Act

2 6-A. (1) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly a salary of 3Thirty thousand rupees per mensem 4and subject to such maximum limit, as may be prescribed, a house rent of such sum per mensem as the Public Works Department of the State Government may, from time to time, fix with reference to the prevailing rate of rent for the house the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly occupies in the City of Chennai; but the house rent shall not be paid to the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly 5if he occupies a house provided by the State Government free of rent. Provided that clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 12 shall not apply to the holder of the office mentioned in this sub-section. (2) There shall be paid to the Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly a salary of 3Thirty thousand rupees per mensem 4and, subject to such maximum limit,as may be prescribed, a house rent of such sum per mensem as the Public Works Department of the State Government may, from time to time, fix with reference to the prevailing rate of rent for the house the Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly occupies in the city of Chennai; but the House rent shall not be paid to the Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly 1if he occupies a house provided by the State Government free of rent. 2Provided that clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 12 shall not apply to the holder of the office mentioned in this sub-section. 3(3) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition and Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly, a compensatory allowance of 4Fifteen thousand rupees per mensem. 6(4) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition and Chief Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly:— (i) a contingency allowance of 4Seven thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem; and (ii) a constituency allowance of 4Twenty five thousand rupees per mensem.