(1) Each Deputy Minister shall be provided with a State Car, the expenses on the maintenance and propulsion of which shall be borne by the State Government.
(2) If a Deputy Minister does not avail of or surrenders his State Car and wishes to use his private vehicle for official purpose, he will be paid such allowance, as may be specified in the rules made in this behalf by the State Government under this Act from time to time.
1[5-A. (1) Every Deputy Minister shall be entitled to have a telephone installed at any place within his constituency or at his place of residence or at Chandigarh and all charges in respect of installation and security deposit shall be paid by Deputy Minister himself and the amount so paid shall be reimbursed to the Deputy Minister, by the Government, on production of receipts obtained from the Posts and Telegraph Department.
1 Added by Punjab Act no.5 of 1970, which was modified by Act no.25 of 1978 and substituted vide Punjab Act No.5 of 1992, Punjab Act No.20 of 1995,amended vide Punjab Act No.21 of 1998 and further amended vide Punjab Act no.9 of 2003.
Conveyance Allowance Free installation of telephone 1{(2) Every Deputy Minister shall be paid a telephone allowance at the rate of ten thousand rupees per mensem}
Provided that the reimbursement of charges referred to in sub sections (1) and (2) shall not exceed 2(one lac twenty thousand rupees per annum.)] 3[5-B. (1) Every Deputy Minister along with his spouse and his dependent children accompanying either of them and an attendant accompanying him to look after and assist him shall, during the course of a financial year, be entitled to travel by any railway in India or within or outside India by an Air-conditioned coach or by air and an amount equivalent to the expenses incurred on such journey shall be reimbursed to him:
Provided that where a Deputy Minister travels by his own motor car and furnishes a cash receipt from a licensed dealer indicating the name of the Deputy Minister, quantity of petrol or diesel purchased by him for propulsion of his motor car, the date on which it was purchased, the cost thereof and the registration number of his motor car, the expenses so incurred shall be reimbursed to him:
Provided further that the total expenses incurred for the facilities specified in this section shall not exceed the amount of 4(Two lac rupees) in a financial year.]
5[(2) A Deputy Minister may get an advance for performing the journey abroad by Air.]
6[(5-BB. There shall be paid to the Deputy Minister, Constituency, Secretarial and Postal Facilities Allowances at the rate of 7{fifteen thousand rupees} per mensem and office allowance in constituency at the rate of five thousand rupees per mensem.]
1 Substituted by Punjab Act No.16 of 2010, section 3.
2 Substituted for the words "ten thousand rupees per mensem" by Punjab Act No.19 of 2004,section 2.
3 Amended by Punjab Act No.5 of 1992 and further amended by Punjab Act 20 of 1995 and further amended vide Notification No.12-Leg/2002 dated 29th April,2003.
4 Substituted for words "one lac twenty-five thousand rupees" by Punjab Act No.16 of 2010, section 4(a).
5 Added by Punjab Act No.16 of 2010,section 4(b) 6 Added by Punjab Act No.5 of 1992 and amended by Punjab Act No.21 of 1998,and further amended by Punjab Act no.9 of 2003,section 5.
7 Substituted for words "eight thousand rupees" by Punjab Act No.16 of 2010,section 5.
Free Transit by Railway.
Constituency,Secre -tarial,Postal Facilities and Office Allowances.
5-C 1[*****] 5-CC 2[*****]
6. The travelling allowance of the Deputy Ministers shall be regulated in accordance with such rules as may be framed or adopted by the State Government from time to time:
Provided that no mileage or travelling allowance shall be chargeable in respect of journey performed in a State car.
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7. No person in receipt of a salary or allowance under this Act shall be entitled to receive any sum out of funds provided by the State Legislature by way of salary or allowance in respect of his membership of either House of the State Legislature.
4[7-A. The salary and allowances payable to a Deputy Minister and free furnished house and other perquisites admissible to him under this Act, shall be exclusive of income tax, which shall be payable by the State Government.]
1 Omitted section 5-C by Punjab Act No.16 of 2010, section 6.
2 Omitted section 5-C by Punjab Act No.16 of 2010, section 6 3 Omitted by Punjab Act No.10 of 2006 ,section 2.
4 Inserted by Punjab Act No.14 of 2019,section 2.
Salaries & allowances of CPS and Parliamentary Secretary.
Power to make rules, etc.
Perquisites to be exclusive of income tax.
Deputy Ministers not to draw salary or allowances as Members of the State Legislature.
8. The Salaries and allowances of Deputy Minister Punjab, Ordinance, 1956, is hereby repealed.
Repeal of Punjab ordinace no.3 of
1956.