The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority VOL - XL Aizawl, Wednesday 10.8.2011 Sravana 19, S.E. 1933, Issue No. 338 RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008 Re. 1/- per page NOTIFICATION No. H. 12018/86/2011-LJD, the 5th August, 2011. The following Act of the Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Member of the Legislative Assembly (Fifth Amendment) Act, 2011, which received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram is hereby published for general information.
The Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Member of the Legislative Assembly (Fifth Amendment) Act, 2011.
(Act No. 19 of 2011) {Received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram on the 1st August, 2011}.
AN ACT further to amend the Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Member of the Legislative Assembly Act, 1999. (Act No.5 of 1999) It is enacted by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in the Sixty- second year of the Republic of India as follows :
1. Short Title and (1) This Act may be called the Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension commencement of Member of the Legislative Assembly (Fifth Amendment) Act, 2011.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of August, 2010.
2. Amendment of In Section 3 of the Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Member Section 3 of the Legislative Assembly Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act).
(1) for the words “salary of ten thousand rupees per mensem”, the words “salary of forty thousand rupees per mensem” shall be substituted.
(2) For the words and figure “daily allowances of Rs.350/- for each day”, the words and figure “daily allowances of Rs. 750/- (within the State) and Rs. 1,000/- (outside the State) per day” shall be substituted.
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3. Amendment of In Section 4 of the Principal Act, Section 4 (1) for the words “three thousand five hundred rupees per mensem,” the words “five thousand rupees per mensem” shall be substituted.
(2) The whole EXPLANATION with its clauses (1) and (2) shall be substituted by the following words - “Provision of electricity, supply of water and telephone shall be fixed by the Speaker in the form of Office Memorandum or Office Order from time to time”.
4. Amendment of In Section 5 of the Principal Act, for the words and figure “to receive a sum Section 5 of Rs. 50,000/- in the first year for furnishing and Rs. 20,000/- annually” the words and figure “to receive for furnishing a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- in the first year and Rs. 50,000/- annually” shall be substituted.
5. Amendment of In Section 6 of the Principal Act, for the words and figures “A member Section 6 shall be paid per mensem constituency allowance of Rs. 5,000/-, contingency allowance of Rs. 3,000/- and family allowance of Rs. 3,000/-” the words and figure “A member shall be paid constituency allowance of Rs. 10,000/-, contingency allowance of Rs. 5,000/- and family allowance of Rs. 5,000/- per mensem” shall be substituted.
6. Insertion of a After Section 6 of the Principal Act, Section 6 A may be added as follows, new Section namely:- “6A. Entitlement to Personal Assistant. - A member shall be entitled to the service of one Personal Assistant on co-terminus basis at the rate of Rs. 10,000/- per month”.
7. Amendment of In Section 7 of the Principal Act, the words “within India” shall be deleted Section 7 and for the figure and words “Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh)” the figure and words “Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs)” shall be substituted.
8. Amendment of 1) In clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Principal Act, Section 14 for the words “five lakh rupees” the words “ten lakh rupees” shall be substituted.
2) After clause (ii) of sub-section (4) of Section 14 of the Principal Act, a new clause (iii) shall be added as follows, namely:- “(iii) Where a pensioner having obtained a loan or advance under clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 14 dies, the amount of the loan or the advance, as the case may be, or any part thereof which would have accrued on the date of the death of the pensioner in accordance with the terms and conditions of the loan or the advance along with interest thereon shall be written off, with the sanction of the authority as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time”.
9. Amendment of In Section 15 of the Principal Act, Section 15 (1) In sub-section (1), for the words “five thousand “ the words “twenty thousand” shall be substituted.
(2) In sub-section (2), for the words “six thousand five hundred” the words “twenty five thousand” shall be substituted.
(3) In sub-section (3), for the words “one thousand five hundred” the words “five thousand” shall be substituted.
(4) In clause (a) of sub-section (4), for the words “The pension shall be increased by 5 (five) percent annually at compound rate” the words “The pension shall be increased at the rate of 5 (five) percent simple interest annually” shall be substituted.
(5) Clause (b) of sub-section 4 shall be substituted as follows, namely “(b) In no case, increment previously earned under the existing Act should be taken into account for calculation of pension”.
10. Amendment of In Section 16 of the Principal Act, for the words “two lakh rupees” the Section 16 words “ten lakh rupees” shall be substituted.
11. Amendment of In sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Principal Act, Section 17 (1) For the words “two thousand five hundred” the words “ten thousand” shall be substituted.
(2) For the words “The family pension shall be increased by five percent annually at compound rate to maximum of seven thousand rupees” the words “The family pension shall be increased at the rate of 5 (five) percent simple interest annually” shall be substituted.
12. Amendment of new After Section 18 of the Principal Act, a new Section 18 A may be added as Section 18 A follows, namely:- “18 A. Medical Treatment of Pensioner and Spouse - A pensioner and his spouse shall be entitled to re-imbursement of medical expenses if hospitalised in Government recognised hospital in and outside the State. However, travelling expenses will not be provided in connection with such medical treatment”.
13. Amendment of the In the First Schedule to the Principal Act,-.
First Schedule (1) In para 1, for the words “three hundred fifty rupees” the words “seven hundred fifty rupees” (within the State) and one thousand rupees (outside the State)” shall be substituted.
(2) In para 2, for the figure and words “Rs. 350/- per day” the figure and words ‘Rs. 750/- (inside the State) and Rs. 1000 (outside the State) per day” shall be substituted.
P. Singthanga, Secretary, Law & Judicial Department, Govt. of Mizoram.
Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/650 - 3 - Ex-338/2011