Section 5
Sumptuary allowance to Ministers.
The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952
About this Act
An Act to provide for the salaries and allowances of Ministers.
1[2[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;
(c) a Minister of State Rupees one thousand per mensem;
(d) a Deputy Minister Rupees six hundred per mensem.]
3[(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.]]
(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;
(c) a Minister of State Rupees one thousand per mensem;
(d) a Deputy Minister Rupees six hundred per mensem.]
3[(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.]]
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
2 . Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
3. Ins. by Act 18 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-4-2020).
2 . Subs. by Act 44 of 2000, s. 2, for section 5 (w.e.f. 17-9-2001).
3. Ins. by Act 18 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-4-2020).