State Act
The West Bengal Minister's Emoluments Act, 1948
This Act was repealed on 13 June 1952 by West Bengal Act V of 1952, s.11; it may still apply to matters that began before then.
1. (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Ministers' Emoluments Act, 1948. (2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1948.
2. There shall be paid a salary to each of the Ministers (including the Premier) at the rate of seven hundred and fifty rupees per mensem.
3. In addition to the salary referred to in section 2, there shall be paid— (a) a sumptuary allowance at the rate of— (i) five hundred rupees per mensem to the Premier, and (ii) two hundred and fifty rupees per mensem to each of the other Ministers; and (b) a motor-car allowance at the rate of two hundred and fifty rupees per mensem to each of the Ministers (including the Premier): Provided that if for any period exceeding thirty days a motor-car is made available to any Minister for his use at the expense of the Provincial Government, no motor-car allowance shall be payable under this clause to such Minister for such period.
4. The Bengal Ministers' Salaries Act, 1937, is hereby repealed.