The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2003

 

Act 13 of 2003

 

(Published in Kerala Gazette Extra No.1426 dated 30.7.2003)

 

An Act further to amend the Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951.

 

Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

 

Be it enacted in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

 

1. Short title and commencement- (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2003.

 

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July 2003.

 

2. Amendment of S.3.- In the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1951 (XIV of 1951) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in S.3, the following shall be added at the end, namely:-

 

"and a constituency allowance of two thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem".

 

3. Amendment of S.4.- In the principal Act, in S.4, the following shall be added at the end, namely:-

 

"and a constituency allowance of two thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem".

 

4. Amendment of S.6.- In sub-s.(2) of S.6 of the principal Act, for the words "one thousand eight hundred and fifty rupees", the words "five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

 

5. Amendment of S.8.-In S.8 of the principal Act, in sub-s.(1),-

 

(i) in clause (aa), for the words "rupees two thousand and five hundred", the words "rupees three thousand and five hundred" shall be substituted;

 

(ii) in the proviso to clause (b), for the words "four thousand and five hundred rupees", the words "seven thousand and five hundred rupees" shall be substituted.

 

6. Amendment of S.8A.- In S. 8A of the principal Act, in sub-s.(5), for the words "three thousand rupees", the words "four thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

 

7. Amendment of S.9A.- In S.9A of die principal Act,-

 

(i) for the marginal heading and sub-s.(1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

 

"9A. Free transit coupons for members of the Legislative Assembly.- (1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, every member of the Legislative Assembly, other than the speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of Opposition, the Chief Whip and the Ministers shall, at the option of such member, be provided with all or any of the following free transit coupons of an aggregate value of fifty four thousand rupees for a period of twelve calendar months, namely:-

 

(i) rail travel coupons for travel by such member by rail; and

 

(ii) fuel coupons for the purchase of fuel for the travel of such member in a private vehicle:

 

Provided that it shall be lawful for the Government to enhance, by order, from time to time, the aforesaid amount of free transit coupons proportionate to the periodical increase in rail charges made by the Central Government".

 

(ii) sub-s.(3) shall be omitted".

 

8. Amendment of the Schedule- In the Schedule to the principal Act,-

 

(1) in paragraph 1,-

 

(a) in item (1),-

 

(i) in sub-item (a) for the words "rupees four per kilometre subject to a minimum of seventy five rupees per day", the words, "rupees six per kilometre subject to a minimum of seventy-five rupees per day plus fifty paise per kilometre towards incidental expenses for journeys undertaken in Government vehicle" shall be substituted;

 

(ii) in sub-item (b), for the words "three hundred rupees", the words "five hundred rupees" shall be substituted;

 

(iii) in sub-item (c), for the words "twenty-five paise", the words "fifty paise" shall be substituted;

 

(b) in item (2),-

 

(i) in sub-item (a), for the words "rupees four per kilometre" the words "rupees six per kilometre plus fifty paise per kilometre towards incidental expenses for journeys undertaken in Government Vehicle" shall be substituted;

 

(ii) in sub-item (b), for the words "three hundred rupees", the words "five hundred rupees" shall be substituted.

 

(2) in paragraph III,-

 

(a) in item (1), for the words "rupees two and paise fifty" and "two hundred rupees", the words "rupees four" and "four hundred rupees" shall, respectively, be substituted;

 

(b) in item (2), for the words "rupees two and paise fifty and "two hundred rupees", the words "rupees four" and "four hundred rupees" shall, respectively, be substituted.