(1) The Chairman shall receive pay in the pay scale of Rs. 67,000-79,000 (Higher Administrative Grade plus scale) with an annual increment at the rate of three percent.
(2) In addition to the pay specified in sub-rule (1), the Chairman shall be entitled to,—
(a) a city compensatory allowance and house rent allowance as are admissible to an Additional Secretary to the Government of India:
Provided that where the Chairman is allotted an accommodation by the Central Government, he shall not be entitled to house rent allowance and shall be required to pay a licence fee as applicable to an Additional Secretary to the Government of India;
(b) the travelling allowance and daily allowance, in respect of journeys undertaken by him in connection with his duties as the Chairman, at the rates permissible in the case of an Additional Secretary to the Government of India;
(c) the medical facilities as are admissible to an Additional secretary to the Government of India.
(3) The other conditions of service of the Chairman in the matters of allowances, leave, joining time, joining time pay, provident fund, gratuity, age of superannuation, retirement benefits and other conditions of service shall be regulated in accordance with such rules and regulations as are for the time being applicable to officers belonging to the corresponding pay scale stationed at those places.
7. Disqualification–No person,—
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post :
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under personal law applicable to such person or the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
8. Power to relax–Where the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
[F. No. A-12018/1/2014-CPW] Dr. RASHID HASAN, Advisor Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.