The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982

(1) This Act may be called the Governors(Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1***. (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- 1[(a) "ex-Governor" means a person who has been the Governor of a State or two or more States; (aa) "Governor" means the Governor, or any person discharging the functions of the Governor, ofany State or of two or more States;] (b) "maintenance",-- (i) in relation to official residences, includes the provision of electricity, gas and water; (ii) in relation to motor vehicles, includes the pay and allowances of chauffeurs and theprovision of oil and petrol or other fuel; (c) "members of the family", in relation to a Governor, means the 2[spouse, dependent childrenand the dependent parents] of the Governor; (d) "official residences", in relation to a Governor, means such residences as may be specified bythe President, by notification in the Official Gazette, as the official residences of the Governor and includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof; (e) "rules" means rules made under this Act; (f) "State" does not include a Union territory.

There shall be paid to every Governor emoluments at the rate of 1[rupees 2[threelakh fifty thousand] permensem]: Provided that if a Governor, at the time of his appointment,-- (a) is in receipt of a pension (other than disability or wound pension) in respect of any previousservice under the Government of India or any of its predecessor Governments or under theGovernment of a State or any of its predecessor Governments his emoluments shall be reduced,-- (i) by the amount of that pension; and (ii) if he has, before such appointment, received in lieu of a portion of the pension due to himin respect of such previous service, the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion ofthe pension;3[or] 4* * * * * (b) is in receipt of any benefit by way of contributory provident fund, his emoluments shall bereduced by the pension equivalent of such benefit.

(1) Subject to any rules made in this behalf, the President shall grant suchleave to a Governor as he may consider necessary. (2) Where a Governor is granted leave by the President, he shall, during the period of such leave, bepaid leave allowance at such rate as the President may by order determine: Provided that such leave allowance shall be reduced to the extent, if any, to which the emoluments ofthe Governor are liable to be reduced under the proviso to section 3.

A Governor shall be entitled, without payment ofrent, to the use of his official residences throughout his term of office and no charge shall fall on theGovernor personally in respect of the furnishing or the maintenance of such residences.