Section 5: Sumptuary allowance to Ministers.

The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952Central Act · Act 58 of 1952

[[5. Sumptuary allowance to Ministers.There shall be paid a sumptuary allowance to each Minister at the following rates, namely:--

(a) the Prime Minister Rupees three thousand per mensem;

(b) every other Minister who is a member of the Cabinet Rupees two thousand per mensem;

(d) a Deputy Minister Rupees six hundred per mensem.]

[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the sumptuary allowance payable to each Minister under that sub-section shall be reduced by thirty per cent. for a period of one year commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.]]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952
Section	5
Marginal note	Sumptuary allowance to Ministers.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 44 of 2000. . Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
substituted, Act 44 of 2000. . Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
inserted, Act 18 of 2020. . Ins. by Act 18 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-4-2020).

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