The Assam Ministers' And Leader of the Opposition's Salaries, Allowances and Amenities Act, 2018
. Registered No.-768/97

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No. 226 Dispur, Monday, 7th May, 2018, 17th Vaisakha, 1940 (S.E.)

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT::: LEGISLAfIVE BRANCH:: DISPUR

###### NOTIFICATION

The 26th April, 2018

###### No. LGL. 74/2018/5.- The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor on 18th April, 2018 is hereby published for general information.

 ASSAM ACT NO. IX OF 2018

(Received the assent of the Governor on 18th April, 2018)

###### THE ASSAM MINISTERS' AND LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION'S SALARIES,
 ALLOWANCES AND AMENITIES ACT, 2018.


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1080 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 07, 2018

###### AN

**ACT**

to fix the salaries, allowances and amenities of the Ministers of the
State of Assam and Leader of the Opposition in the Assam
Legislative Assembly.

Preamble Whereas it is expedient to fix afresh the salaries and

allowances of the Ministers of the State of Assam and Leader of --
the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly in the manner
hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic

of India as follows :-

Short title and 1. ( 1) This Act may be called the Assam Ministers' and Leader of
commencement the Opposition's Salaries, Allowances and Amenities Act,
2018.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and with
effect from the 1st day of April, 2018 .

Definitions 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or

context,-

(a) "Leader of the Opposition" means the Leader of the
Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly ;

(b) "Minister" or Ministers" includes Chief Minister, Cabinet
Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of the
State of Assam;

(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this
Act;

(d) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act.

Salaries .of the 3. There shall be paid,-
Ministers and

(a) to the Chief Minister of Assam, a salary of rupees one lakh

the Leader of ,

and thirty thousand per mensum;

the Opposition

(b) to each of the Cabinet Ministers and Leader of the
Opposition a salary of rupees one lakh ten thousand per
mensum;


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(c) to each of the Ministers of State a salary of rupees one

lakh per mensum;

(d) to each of the Deputy Ministers a Salary of rupees ninety-
five thousand per mensum.

Allowances 4. There shall be paid to the Ministers and the Leader of the

Opposition, the allowances in connection with their duties as
mentioned in the Schedule:

Provided that the Sitting Allowance shall not be

admissible if the Minister or the Leader of the Opposition
performs the official tour within the State of Assam or outside
the State of Assam and halts during the period of the Session
of the Assam Legislative Assembly.

Travel Facilities 5. The Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition shall be
entitled to,-

(a) while 011. tour on public business within the State of Assam
as well as outside the State, to travelling allowance as may
be prescribed;

(b) for journeys performed in connection with medical

treatment, to travelling allowances as may be prescribed.

Amenities 6. The Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition shall be

entitled to, -

(a) free furnished residence at Guwahati throughout the year
which shall be maintained at public expenses;

(b) vehicles including vehicle for securities as may be
necessary for security of the Ministers and the Leader of
the Opposition to be maintained at public expenses;
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(c) personal staff as may be prescribed;

(d) newspapers and magazines as may be prescribed;

(e) any other allowances or facilities or amenities as may be
prescribed.


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Prohibition 7. The Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition shall not,
against during the tenure of their office in respect of which they
practicing any draw salaries and allowances,-
profession
during the (a) practice any profession or engage in any trade or
tenure of office undertake for remuneration any employment other than ·
as Minister or their duties as such Minister or the Leader of the
the Leader of Opposition, as the case may be.
the· opposition

(b) be entitled to any salary or allowances as are admissible to
a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly.

Power to make 8. (1) The Speaker may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
rules constitute a Committee consisting of maximum ten

Members of the Assam Legislative Assembly, which may
make rules in consultation with the State Government, for
carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) The Committee constituted under sub-section (1 ), shall

elect its Chairman and shall have power to regulate its own
procedure:

Provided that till the rules are made under this
section and come into force, the procedure as they existed
prior to commencement of this Act, shall be followed for
the purpose of determining the allowances, amenities and
facilities which were admissible to Ministers and the
Leader of the opposition prior to commencement of this Act
for which rules are required to be prescribed under this
Act.

(3) All rules made under this Act, shall be laid before the

.Assam Legislative Assembly, as soon as may be, after
they are made.

Repeal of 9. The Assam Ministers' and Deputy Ministers' Salaries and Assam Act

No.XV of

Assam Act No. Allowances Act, 1958 and the Salary and Allowances of 1958
XV of 1958 and the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative

Assam Act

Assam Act No. Assembly Act, 1978, are hereby repealed . No.VI of
VI of 1978 and 1978

Savings 10 The repeal by this Act of the enactments mentioned in section

9 shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences
of anything already done or suffered under the enactments so
repealed.


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Schedule

(see section 4)

1sl ~ Allowance --       - 1 . Chief Cabinet Leader of ., 1 --Ministers ' -· -·· ·-· ' --Deputy --·· --       - - I

1' No. ; I Minister Ministers the . of State 1 Minister !
! I I

1 Opposition . ;

1

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: 1. Parliamentary ' Rs. 10,000 ! Rs. 10,000 ! Rs. 10,000 i Rs. 10,000 ; Rs. 10,000 ;

1 1 ~ i
, Assistance Allowance
' (per month)

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:2.          - Sumptuary Allowance · Rs. 24,000 . Rs. 20,000 Rs. 20,000 . Rs. 18,000: Rs. 16,000 I

1
: (per month) ' ! ' i I

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. 3. I Sitting Allowance Rs. 1850 Rs. 1850 l Rs. 1850 ! Rs. 1850 Rs. 1850

###### I ' (per day)
 i (For the days of
 I Session of the Assam

! Legislative Assembly
###### I and Committee

,- __ l.~e-~ti~gs) -· -- -- !._ i           -           - _ .J I

: 4. j Daily Allowance (Per Rs. 1850 Rs. 1850 i Rs. 1850 Rs. 1850 Rs. 1850

I ' i ' day) (while on • tour

. within the State of

                     - 1 I ! Assam and halt in

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j
! !duties)

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1 5~ · 1 Daily Alk>;an~(-Per -·· 1 -Rs~ 2-500- i R;. 2-soo Rs. 2500 _i_ Rs. 2500 Rs. 2500 I

j day) {while on tour l
. outside the State of

1Assam and halt in

i connection with ·official

1duties) I

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S. M. BUZAR BARUAH,
Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam,
Legislative Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

Guwahati :- Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P & S), Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21.
Ex. Gazette No. 451 - 200 + 10 - 07 - 05                 - 2018. (visit at·-dpns.assam.gov.in)


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