(1) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive—
(a) a salary of 4Thirty thousand rupees per mensem.
(b) travelling and daily allowances at such rates and upon such conditions as may be determined by rules made by the State Government, and until such rules are made at such rates and upon such conditions as were applicable to the Members of the Legislative Assembly immediately before the commencement of this Act.
2(1-A) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive Compensatory allowance of 4Ten thousand rupees per mensem.
3(1-AA) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive a Constituency allowance of 4Twenty fi ve thousand rupees per mensem and a postal allowance of 1Two thousand and fi ve hundred rupees per mensem.
Salaries and allowances of Members of Legislative Assembly .
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 2008 (Tamil Nadu Act No.47 of 2008) (With effect from 1st April, 2008).
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act No.45 of 1971) (With effect from 1st October, 1971).
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Tamil Nadu Act No.33 of 1992)
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2018) (With eff ect from 1st July, 2017).
12 5(2) The salary referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) the 1compensatory allowance referred to in sub-section(1-A), 2the constituency allowance 3and the postal allowance referred to in sub-section (1-AA) and the telephone allowance referred to in sub-section (4-B) shall accrue to a Member from the date on which he is declared duly elected, or if such declaration is made before the vacancy occurs, from the date of occurrence of the vacancy;
Provided that the salary, the 1compensatory allowance 2the constituency allowance, 3the postal allowance and the telephone allowance shall not be paid until the Member has made and subscribed the oath or affi rmation referred to in Article 188 of the Constitution.
(2-A) 4Omitted 1 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act,1975 (Tamil Nadu Act No.35 of 1975) (With eff ect from 1st April, 1975).
2 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act,1992 (Tamil Nadu Act No.33 of 1992)
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act No.35 of1994) (With eff ect from 1st April, 1993).
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Tamil Ndu Act No.19 of 2021) (with eff ect from 27th September, 2021).
5. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Tamil Ndu Act No.32 of 2022) (with eff ect from 13th June, 2022).
13 1(2-AA) Where any Member of the Legislative Assembly dies before the expiry of the term of his offi ce, his family shall be paid a lump-sum allowance of 3Five lakh rupees.
(2-B) 3The lump-sum allowance payable under sub-section (2-AA) shall be paid to the members of the family in equal shares.
Explanation:—The expression, “family” means the wife or husband of the deceased Member and his or her minor sons, unmarried daughters and parents.
2(3) Every Member referred to in sub-section
(1), shall subject to such conditions as may be determined by rules made by the State Government, be entitled to allotment of an Apartment on payment of rent of Rupees two hundred and f i f ty per mensem.
1 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Tamil Nadu Act No.4 of 1990) (With effect from 27th January 1989).
2 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Tamil Nadu Act No.36 of 2020) (With effect from 27th May 2018).
3 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Tamil Nadu Act No.19 of 2021) (With effect from 1st April 2020).
14 1(3-A) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly including any such Member who holds any of the offi ces referred to in sections 3, 4, 6 and 6-A, who on prior intimation to the State Government, undergoes surgery relating to—
(a) heart;
(b) kidney; or
(c) any other part of the body which the State Government may consider to be a major surgery; in any hospital maintained by the Central Government, any State Government or any Union Territory Administration, or in any private hospital situated in the territory of India, shall be entitled to fi nancial assistance subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
1 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1990 (Tamil Nadu Act No.37 of 1990) (With eff ect from 1st May 1990).
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(4) 4 Subject to such conditions and during such period as may be determined by rules made by the State Government:—
(a) every Member referred to in sub-section (1) and members of his family;
(b) every person who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative council or of both, but ceased to be such Member at any time and members of his family; and
(c) the members of the family of the deceased Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council or of both;
shall be entitled free of charge to accommodation in the hospitals maintained by the State Government and also to medical treatment.
Proviso - Omitted.4 3(4-A) (a) Every Member referred to in sub-section (1) shall be provided with one free nontransferable pass which shall entitle him to travel 2either singly or with his 1or her spouse or with any other companion at any time in any part of the State of Tamil Nadu 2by any bus run and operated 2by any Transport Corporation owned by the State Government.
5 Provided that in case of air conditioned sleeper buses, the spouse or companion of such member shall be provided seating facillity only.
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salar ies (Amendment) Act,1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1980) (with eff ect from 5th March, 1980)
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act,1979 (Tamil Nadu Act No.24 of 1979) (with eff ect from 1st October, 1978)
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act,1979 (Tamil Nadu Act No.28 of 1979) (with eff ect from 1st June, 1978)
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2010) (with eff ect from 1st April, 2009)
5. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Tamil Ndu Act No.19 of 2021) (with eff ect from 27th September 2021).
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(b) The pass referred to in clause (a) shall be issued by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed and shall be valid for the term of his offi ce and on the expiration of such term, the pass shall be surrendered to the Secretary, Legislative Assembly Secretariat.3
Provided that where any such pass is issued to a new Member before he takes his seat in the Legislative Assembly, he shall be entitled to use the pass for attending a session of that House for taking his seat therein.
(c) Nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as disentitling a Member of the Legislative Assembly to any travelling allowance to which he is otherwise entitled under the provisions of this Act.
1(4-B) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in 2sections 3,4,6 and 6A shall be entitled to receive telephone allowance of 4Seven thousand and fi ve hundred rupees per mensem irrespective of the fact whether he has any telephone or not.
5(4-C) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in 2sections 3,4,6 and 6A shall be entitled to have a telephone at his residence, the installation expenses of which shall be met with by the State Government.
1 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Second Amendment) Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act No.24 of 1982) (With eff ect from 1st April 1982) 2 Vide Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1987 (With eff ect from 1st November 1986) 3 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries Amendment) Act, 1985 (Tamil Nadu Act No.4 of 1985) (With eff ect from 16th February 1984) 4 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2018) (With eff ect from 1st July 2017) 5 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1980) (With eff ect from 1st April 1979) 17
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2000 (Tamil Nadu Act No.36 of 2000) (With eff ect from 1st June 2000)
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1975 (Tamil Nadu Act No.35 of 1975) (With eff ect from 1st April 1975)
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Tamil Nadu Act No.33 of 1992)
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act No.35 of 1994) (With eff ect from 1st April 1993)
5. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2018) (With eff ect from 1st July, 2017)
6. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act No.15 of 2010) (With eff ect from 1st April, 2010) 1(4-D) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in section 3, 4, 6 and 6-A shall be entitled to receive a consolidated allowance of 5Five thousand rupees per mensem towards the payment by such Member to an attendant who renders assistance to him.
6(4-E) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offi ces referred to in 2sections 3,4,6 and 6A shall be entitled to receive a vehicle allowance of 5Twenty fi ve thousand rupees per mensem.
(5) The salary referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1), 4the compensatory allowance referred to in sub-section (1-A), 5the constituency allowance 6and 3the postal allowance referred to in sub-section (1-AA) and telephone allowance referred to in subsection (4-B) and the consolidated allowance referred to in sub-section (4-D),and the vehicle allowance referred to in sub-section (4-E), shall not be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the total income of a member under any rule or order relating to medical treatment in hospitals maintained by the State Government or to the grant of educational concession of scholarship or to such other matters as may be prescribed.
(6) Removal of doubts.—For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that no Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council referred to in section 12 of the principal Act, shall be entitled to claim a salary of two hundred and fi fty rupees per mensem under the principal Act as amended by this Act for any period prior to the 1st day of April 1964.
18 112-A (1) Every Member of the Legislative Assembly including any such Member who holds any of the offi ces referred to in sections 3,4, and 6 shall, for every fi nancial year, be entitled to receive in such manner and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, a sum of 2twenty thousand rupees in two equal instalments payable in the month of April and October for the purpose of travelling either singly or with his or her spouse or any other relative in one or more journeys by any class by any railway in India.
3Provided that transit by railway allowance under this sub-section shall not be paid to any member who is in receipt of free railway pass issued by the Central Government or by any other authority for having been a Member of Parliament.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as disentitling a Member of the Legislative Assembly to any travelling allowance to which he is otherwise entitled under the provisions of this Act.
612-B Pension.—7(1) There shall be paid a pension of 5Thirty fi ve thousand rupees per mensem to every person who after the 415th day of August 1947, had Transit by Railway Allowance
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1986 (Tamil Nadu Act No.69 of 1986) (With eff ect from 1st April, 1987).
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 2007 (Tamil Nadu Act No.31 of 2007) (With eff ect from 1st April,2007).
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1995 (Tamil Nadu Act No.11 of 1995).
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1982) (With eff ect from 9th March, 1982).
5. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Tamil Ndu Act No.43 of 2025) (With eff ect from 1st April 2025).
6. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1975 (Tamil Nadu Act No.52 of 1975) (With eff ect from 9th December, 1975).
7. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1980 (Tamil Ndu Act No.10 of 1980) (With eff ect from 13th March, 1980 19
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1982) (With effect from 9th March, 1982).
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1980) (With effect from 13th March,1980).
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 2007 (Tamil Nadu Act No.31 of 2007) (With effect from 1st April, 2007).
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salareis (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act No.40 of 1998) ( With effect from 1st June, 1998)
5. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2010) (With eff ect from 1st April, 2009).
6. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Tamil Ndu Act No.26 of 2023) (With eff ect from 1st June 2023).
been 6a Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council or of both.
1Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section,
(a) a Member of the Legislative Assembly shall include a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the former State of Travancore - Cochin, representing any territory which after the 1st day of November 1956 forms part of the State of Tamil Nadu;
(b) a Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council shall include a Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh, representing any territory which after the 1st day of April 1960 forms part of the State of Tamil Nadu;
2Proviso - 3Omitted 4Proviso - 5Omitted 20
Provided also that 1no pension under this subsection shall be paid to any person,—
(a) who is in receipt of pension from any other State for having been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council of such State;
(b) who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council of the former State of Madras representing any territory which ceased to form part of the State of Tamil Nadu.
2(c) who ceases to be a citizen of India or who has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State.
3(1-A) Where any person entitled to pension under sub-section (1) is also entitled to pension for having been a Member of Parliament, such person shall be entitled to receive the pension under subsection (1) in addition to such pension to which he is entitled for having been a Member of Parliament.
4(2) (i) If any person who has been paid any pension under this Act as in force before the date of publication of the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act,1980 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, becomes entitled to increase in the amount of pension so paid by virtue of the said Amendment Act, the increase shall be given eff ect only on and from the date of such publication and he shall not be entitled to any arrears of such increase.
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1982) (With eff ect from 13th March, 1980).
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1989 (Tamil Nadu Act No.11 of 1989) (With eff ect from 11th February,1989).
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1995 (Tamil Nadu Act No.22 of 1995) (With eff ect from 7th July,1995) Vide G.O.Ms.No.1031, Public (Estt.I and Legislature), Dated 3.11.1995.
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1980) (With eff ect from 13th March, 1980).
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(ii) If any person becomes entitled to pension for the fi rst time by virtue of this section, he shall be paid such pension only with eff ect on and from the date of publication of the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1980 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and he shall not be entitled to any arrears of such pension.
1(2-A) If any person becomes entitled to pension for the fi rst time or to any increase in pension by virtue of this section, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1982 he shall be paid such pension or such increase in pension, as the case may be, only with eff ect on and from the date of publication of the said Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and he shall not be entitled to any arrears of such pension.
2(2-B) (i)2 where any person entitled to pension under this section dies or disappears leaving his family,4 the family of such person shall be entitled to receive fi fty percent of such pension subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(ii) 3 If there is any increase in pension by virtue of this section, the family referred to in clause (i) shall also be entitled to receive fi fty percent of such increase in pension with eff ect from the date from which such increase in pension under this section is given eff ect to.
Explanation:— For the purposes of this sub-section, in the case of person who is entitled to pension under this sub-section ‘family’ means-
(i) wife in the case of a male person or husband in the case of a female person;
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1982) ( With eff ect from 9th March, 1982).
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 1999 (Tamil Nadu Act No.41 of 1999) (With eff ect from 1st April,1999).
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries ( Amendment) Act, 2007 (Tamil Nadu Act No.31 of 2007) (With eff ect from 1st April,2007).
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 21 of 2011) (With eff ect from 25th April 2012) 22
(ii) son who has not attained the age of twenty one years and unmarried daughter who has not attained the age of twenty four years including such son and daughter adopted legally;
(iii) father and mother in the case of unmarried person;
1 (2-BB) - 2 Omitted
Explanation - 2 Omitted 1(2-C) - 2 Omitted 3 (2-CC) (i) & (ii) 2 Omitted
Explanation - 2 Omitted
(3) The State Government may make rules providing for the conditions and restrictions subject to which such pension may be granted:
Provided that no such pension shall be paid to any person for the period during which such person was or is in receipt of any salary or any emoluments other than Travelling allowance either from any State or the Central Government or from any Company or statutory body owned or controlled by any State or the Central Government and if any such income was or is received the payment of pension shall be suspended for that period:
1 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2007 (Tamil Nadu Act No.31 of 2007) (With eff ect from 1st April, 2007).
2 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2010) (With eff ect from 1st April, 2009) 3 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Tamil Nadu Act No.6 of 2008) (With effect from 1st October, 2007) 4 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1980) (With effect from 13th March, 1980) 23 1Provided further that— (a )no such pension shall be paid to any person for the period during which such person was or is in receipt of pension for having been a Member of 2any other State Legislature, or honorarium either from any State or the Central Government or from any company or statutory body owned or controlled by any State or the Central Government and if the amount of such pension, or honorarium is equal to, or in excess of, the pension to which he is entitled under sub-section(1);
(b) where the amount of such pension or honorarium is less than the pension to which he is entitled under sub-section (1), such person shall be entitled to receive only the diff erence as pension under that sub-section.
3Explanation I.—5Omitted.
Explanation II.—4Omitted.
Explanation III.—For purpose of this section, salary includes salary received under this Act and salary received as—
(i) a Member of the Parliament or any other State Legislature.
(ii) a Minister or Deputy Minister of the Government of India or any other State.
1 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act No.24 of 1982) (With eff ect from 9th March, 1982) 2 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1985 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 22 of 1995) (With eff ect from 7th July, 1985) Vide G.O.Ms.No.1031, Public (Estt. I & Legislature), Dated: 3rd November, 1995.
3 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act,1980 (Tamil Nadu Act No.10 of 1980) (With eff ect from 13th March, 1980).
4 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act,1999 (Tamil Nadu Act No.41 of 1999) (With eff ect from 1st April, 1999).
5 Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act No.1 of 2010) (With eff ect from 1st April, 2009).
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(iii) The Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Council of State of the Legislative Council of any other State.
(iv) The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of the People or of the Legislative Assembly of any other State.
112-C (1) Every person, who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council or both, but had ceased to be such Member shall be provided with one free non-transferable bus pass 2which shall entitle him to travel either singly or with his or her spouse or with any other companion at any time within any part of the State of Tamil Nadu by any bus run and operated by any Transport Corporation owned by the State Government.
4 Provided that in case of air conditioned sleeper buses, the spouse or companion of such member shall be provided seating facility only.
(2)The bus pass referred to in sub-section (1) shall be issued by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.
312-D Every person, who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council, shall be eligible for railway fare for his journey in two-tier air-conditioned class from his usual place of residence to Chennai for participating in the Independence day and Republic day Celebrations and for his return journey, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:
1. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Third Amendment) Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 57 of 1994) (With eff ect from 1st April, 1994).
2. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 9 of 1997) (With eff ect from 28th August, 1996).
3. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 1 of 2019) (With effect from 13th August, 2018).
4. Vide Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Tamil Ndu Act No.19 of 2021) (with effect from 27th September 2021).
Free bus pass to former Members Railway fare for former Members 25
Provided that railway fare under this section shall not be paid to any former Member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council, who is in receipt of free railway pass issued by the Central Government or by any other authority for having been a Member of Parliament.
412-E Every person, who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council shall , subject to such conditions as may be determined by the rules made by the State Government, be entitled to accommodation in the Tamil Nadu Ex-Legislators’ Hostel, on payment of rent at such rates as may be prescribed in the rules:
Provided that for attending Independence day and Republic day celebrations in Chennai, the accommodation shall be free of cost.