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(i) Every Minister and every Deputy Minister shall be provided wit'n a free-furnished residence with grounds appurtenant thereto, in Shillong throughout the year, and also at any other place which the State Government may, from time to time, for the purpose of this Act declare to be the he~dquarters of Government, for so long as each such decla ra tion remains in force .
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(ii) Such residence and the grounds appurtenant thereto, shall be maintained at the i'ublic expense which shall not exceed the amount prescribed by rules :
Provided that if a Minister or a Deputy Minister does not occupy the free-furnished residence provided by the Government, a house rent allowance at the rate of rupees two hundred and fifty per mensem in the case of a Minister _and at the rate of rupees two hundred per mensem in the case of a Deputy Minister and such service allowances as may be prescribed by rules shall be paid in lieu of such residence.
Ex.IJlanation.-For the purpose of this section the expression "the public expense" shall include such' expenses as may be prescribed by rules.
4. Conveyances and Gonveyance Allowance for the Ministers and Deputy M"fnisters. ·-(i) The State Govemment may, from time to time, purchase and provide suitable conveyances for the use of every Minister and Deputy Minister and may by rules provide for their maintenance and repair.
(ii) Every Minister and Deputy Minister shall further be entitled to a conveyance allowance of rupees two hundred and rupees one hundred and fifty per mensem respectively:
Provided that if a Minister or a Deputy Minister chooses to maintain his own car such Minister or Deputy Minister shall be entitled to a convey ance allowance of rupees three hundred per mensem.