(1) Each Minister shall be entitled, 1 [in respect of his journey to Trivandrum from his usual place of residence for assuming office as Minister and in respect of his journey from Trivandrum to his usual place of residence outside Trivandrum on relinquishing office, and in respect of tours undertaken by him on public business], to 2 [travelling allowances, incidental expenses and daily allowances] at the rates specified in the Schedule and upon such conditions as may be specified by rules made by the Government:
3[Provided that where a Minister, while on tour, is allowed free board and lodging at the expense of the Government of India or the Government of any State, he shall be entitled, for the days on which he is allowed such free board and lodging, to draw only one-half of the daily allowance admissible to him at the station concerned:]
4 [Provided further that a Minister shall not be entitled to any travelling allowance for journeys performed in any Government conveyance other than that provided under sub-section
(1) of section 6.]
(2) Travelling allowances of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.- The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to 5 [travelling allowances, incidental expenses and daily allowances] at the rates specified in the Schedule and upon such conditions as may be specified by rules made by the Government:
6 [Provided that where the Speaker 7 [or the Deputy Speaker], while on tour, is allowed free board and lodging at the expense of the Government of India or the Government of any State, he shall be entitled, for the days on which he is allowed such free board and lodging, to draw only one-half of the daily allowance admissible to him at the station concerned:]
8 [Provided further that the Speaker 9 [or the Deputy Speaker] shall not be entitled to any travelling allowance for journeys performed in any Government conveyance other than that provided under sub-section (1) of section 6.]
10 [(3) Travelling Allowance of the Leader of the Opposition 11 [and the Chief Whip].-The 12 [Leader of the Opposition and Chief Whip shall be, entitled in respect of tours undertaken by them] on public business, to 13 [travelling allowances, incidental expenses and daily allowances] at the rates specified in the Schedule, upon such conditions as may be specified by rules made by the Government:
Provided that the Leader of the Opposition14[or the Chief Whip] shall not be entitled to any travelling allowance for journeys performed in any Government conveyance other than that provided under sub-section (1) of section 6.
(4) The Ministers, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker 15 [, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Whip] shall not be entitled to any 16 [travelling allowances, incidental expenses and daily allowances] for journeys performed within the City of Trivandrum and a radius of eight kilometers thereof.]
17 [7A. xxxx.]
1 Substituted by Act 2 of 1968.
2 Substituted by Act 25 of 2008.
3 Added by Act V of 1956.
4 Substituted by Act 22 of 1977.
5 Substituted by Act 25 of 2008.
6 Added by Act V of 1956.
7 Inserted by Act 9 of 1992.
8 Added by Act 22 of 1977.
9 Inserted by Act 9 of 1992.
10 Inserted by Act 22 of 1977.
11 Inserted by Act 2 of 2008.
12 Substituted by Act 2 of 2008.
13 Substituted by Act 25 of 2008.
14 Inserted by Act 2 of 2008.
15 Substituted by Act 2 of 2008.
16 Substituted by Act 25 of 2008.
17 Omitted by Act 9 of 1992.
1 [7B. Medical facilities to members of the Legislative Assembly .- Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, every member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offices referred to in section 5A and the members of his family shall be entitled to medical treatment and medical attendance and to all other benefits in connection therewith to the same extent as a person holding any of the offices referred to in the said section and the members of his family are respectively entitled to under that section.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, ‘member of family' means the wife or husband, children including adopted children and step children, and parents wholly dependent upon the member of the Legislative Assembly.]
2 [8. Allowances of the members of the Legislative Assembly.-(1) Every member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offices referred to in Sections 3 and 4 3[shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be entitled] to receive:-
(a) a fixed allowance of 4 [two thousand rupees] per mensem;
5 [xxxx] 6 [(aa) 7 [a constituency allowance of 8 [rupees twenty five thousand] per mensem for meeting his expenditure for the performance of his duties as such member in his Assembly constituency;9[xxxx]]
(b) travelling and daily allowances, at the rates specified in the Schedule and upon such conditions as may be specified by rules made by the Government, for attending meetings of the Legislative Assembly or of any Committee thereof 10 [xxxx] 11 [and travelling allowances for his return journey to his usual place of residence on ceasing to be a member.]
12 [Provided that the travelling allowance which a member is entitled to receive under this clause for journeys inside the State of Kerala shall not be less than 13 [twenty thousand rupees] per mensem;]
14 [xxxx] 15[xxxx] 16 [(c) xxxx;]
(2) The fixed allowance referred to clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall accrue to a member from the date on which he is declared duly elected, or in the case of a member nominated by the 17 [Governor of Kerala] to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly, from the date on which he is nominated, or if such declaration or nomination is made before the vacancy occurs, from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:
Provided that fixed allowance shall not be paid until the member has made and subscribed the oath or affirmation prescribed by Article 188 read with Article 238 of the Constitution of India.
1 Substituted by Act 16 of 1981.
2 Substituted by Act XIV of 1952.
3 Substituted by Act 27 of 1972.
4 Substituted by Act 8 of 2018.
5 Omitted by Act 27 of 1972.
6 Inserted by Act 27 of 1972.
7 Substituted by Act 25/1999.
8 Substituted by Act 8 of 2018.
9 Omitted by Act 17 of 1979.
10 Omitted by Act 27 of 1972.
11 Inserted by Act 2 of 1968.
12 Added by Act 2 of 1982.
13 Substituted by Act 8 of 2018.
14 Omitted by Act 4 of 1997.
15 Omitted by Act 5 of 1980.
16 Omitted by Act 2 of 1982.
17 Substituted by The Kerala Adaptation of Laws Order, 1956 1 [(3) The consolidated sum 2 [xxxx] referred to in clause (aa) of sub-section (1) shall accrue to a member from the date on which he makes and subscribes the oath or affirmation prescribed by Article 188 of the Constitution of India:
Provided that in the case of a person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly at the commencement of the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1972, such sum shall accrue from the date of such commencement.
(4) Every member of the Legislative Assembly other than the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker 3 [the Leader of the Opposition] 4 [, the Chief Whip] and the Ministers shall be entitled to receive travelling and daily allowances for attending meetings of any Committee or Board constituted by the Government at the rates applicable to the members of that Committee or Board, as the case may be.]
5 [8A. Amenities.—(1) Every member of the Legislative Assembly (other than 6 [the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition and the Ministers]) shall be entitled to such concessions in the matter of occupation of rest houses and tourist bungalows belonging to the Government as may be allowed by rules made under section 10.
(2) All concessions in the matter of occupation of rest houses and tourist bungalows belonging to the Government, allowed to members of the Legislative Assembly, other than the Speaker and the Ministers, and enjoyed by them at the commencement of the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1972, shall, until rules in this behalf are made, be deemed to have been allowed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1).
7 [(3) Every member of the Legislative Assembly other than the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition and the Ministers shall be provided with one telephone at his usual place of residence (which may be specified by the member) for the term of his office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter:
Provided that the place specified by the member shall be within the area of operation of an existing telephone exchange.
(4) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, charges in respect of the installation and rental of the telephone provided in pursuance of sub-section (3) shall be paid by the Government.
(5) Every member referred to in sub-section (3) shall be entitled to a telephone allowance of 8 [eleven thousand rupees] per mensem for meeting the charges in respect of such telephone other than the charges referred to in sub-section (4):]
9 [Provided that after the commencement of the Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1994, it shall be lawful for the Government to enhance, by order, from time to time, the aforesaid allowance proportionate to the periodical increase in charges in respect of telephone made by the Central Government.]
10 [(5A) Every member referred to in sub-section (3) shall be entitled to an information allowance of 11 [four thousand rupees] per mensem and a sumptuary allowance of 12 [rupees eight thousand] per mensem.
1 Inserted by Act 27 of 1972.
2 Omitted by Act 33 of 1989.
3 Inserted by Act 22 of 1977.
4 Inserted by Act 2 of 1982.
5 Inserted by Act 27 of 1972.
6 Substituted by Act 22 of 1977.
7 Substituted by Act 17 of 1979.
8 Substituted by Act 8 of 2018.
9 Inserted by Act 11 of 1994.
10 Inserted by Act 4 of 2012.
11 Substituted by Act 8 of 2018.
12 Substituted by Act 8 of 2018.
(5B) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, an amount of rupees 1 [twenty thousand] per mensem shall be paid directly by the Legislature Secretariat to each of the two staff of every member referred to in sub-section (3) as staff allowance.]
2 [(6) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf every member referred to in sub-section (1) shall be entitled to the services of an Officer of his choice3[below the rank equivalent to an Under Secretary to the Government and] who is in the service of the Government or a local authority or any Corporation owned or controlled by the Government or any other authority specified by the Government in this behalf to assist him in the performance of his duties as such member:
4 [Provided that such an officer may be allowed to continue in the service of the member even after his promotion to the rank equivalent to an Under Secretary to Government and above.]
5 [8B. Vehicle advance and house building advance.—Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, every member,6[of the Legislative Assembly including] the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of Opposition, the Chief Whip and the Ministers shall be entitled to avail interest free vehicle advance up to rupees 7[ten lakhs] and house building advance up to rupees 8 [twenty lakhs] at a reduced rate of interest.]
9 [8C. Reimbursement of amount incurred in connection with purchase of books.—Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, every member of the Legislative Assembly including the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of Opposition, the Chief Whip and the Ministers shall be entitled to get the expenditure incurred in connection with purchase of books reimbursed subject to a maximum of rupees fifteen thousand every financial year.]