(1) A member claiming travelling or daily allowance shall prepare a bill in that behalf ; and endorse thereon anyone of the certificates in the following forms applicable to his claim, and present the bill to the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat :— (See Section 4, Proviso)
(i) Certified that I did not leave the place of session or meeting during the period of break commencing on .................................. and ending on .................... for which daily allowance is claimed under the proviso to section 4.
(See Section 5, Proviso)
(ii) Certified that I do not ordinarily reside or carry on business at Bombay/ Nagpur.
(iii) Certified that distances travelled by road, sea or river are correct so far as I have been able to ascertain.
(See rule 3)
(iv) Certified That I attend _______________________________ could not attend on account of illness the meetings of the Council meeting Assembly or due to my final departure on the day/days for which daily allowance is claimed.
(v) Certified that I resided for not less than six hours at Bombay/Nagpur on each of the days as stated on the reverse for which daily allowance has been claimed for the purpose for attending the sessions of the Council/Assembly -------------------------------------------- meeting of the Committee
(v) (a) Certified that the journeys undertaken for the purpose of attending (i) the session of the Assembly/Council, (ii) the meetings of the Committee, (iii) for the purpose of transacting business connected with my duties as Chairman of the Committee, (iv) other business connected with my duties as member, to the place where such session/meeting is held or to the place such business is to be transacted, were actually performed in the manner indicated in the Bill.
7 [See rules 5(1)(b)(i) and section 5]
(vi) Certified that in respect of journeys which were performed by road in a hired conveyance, the allowance claimed for the road journey does not exceed the actual cost incurred by me for hiring the conveyance.
[See third proviso to section 5(1)]
(vii) Certified that, the journeys by road were not performed by the State Transport Service using the free pass facility.
(See rule 6 )
(viii) Certified that, attended the meeting or meetings of the Committee in respect of which travelling allowance, and daily allowance are claimed for at least half the period of its duration on each of these days / that day.
(See rules 7, 8, 9 and 10)
(ix) Certified that I have actually undertaken the journeys for which I have claimed travelling allowance under rules 7/8/9/10.
(See rules 8, 9 and 10)
(x) Certified that I resided for not less than six hours at Bombay/Nagpur during the period commencing on ....... and ending on ......... for which daily allowance is claimed by me under rules 8/9/l0 read with rule 3.
(See rule 12)
(xi) Certified that I have not already drawn travelling allowance for the same journey or daily allowance for the same halt, in another capacity.
(xii) Certified that the details of the return journey, from the place where the sessions of the Assembly/Council was held or the business was transacted, for which travelling allowance has been drawn by me in advance will be furnished on completion of the journey. I also undertake to refund the amount if any, by which the travelling allowance admissible with reference to the return journey actually performed happens to be less than the amount of travelling allowance draw in advance by me in this bill.
(2) The bill shall be countersigned by the Secretary of the Legislature or any officers authorised by him in that behalf and paid either by a cheque against his assignment account or at the Treasury from which the member draws his salary :
Provided that where a Member claims allowances under rule 9, the Secretary or such officer shall, before counter signing the bill, also endorse thereon the following certificate, namely:— Certified that .......................................................................................... did not have notice sufficiently in advance of the adjournment of the session/meeting of .................................. /of .............................................. on ..........................................
(3) The paid vouchers shall then be sent to the Accountant-General.
8 16-A. Residential accommodation in Dak-Bungalows, etc.—When a member visits any place in the State of Maharashtra for the purposes of attending to any business connected with his duties as a member, he shall, on certifying to that effect, be provided with residential accommodation in a Government Dak-Bungalow, inspection-Bungalow, Circuit House or Rest House during the period of his stay at such place on such business on the same terms and conditions on which Government Officers of Class I are provided with accommodation therein when on duty.