The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953

(1) This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowances ofOfficers of Parliament Act, 1953. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the first day of May, 1953

In this Act "officer of Parliament" means any of the following officers, namely, theChairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of theHouse of the People.

1[3. Salaries, etc., of officers of Parliament.--2[(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of theCouncil of States a salary of 3[ four lakh rupees] per mensem.] (2) Each officer of Parliament, other than the Chairman of the Council of States, shall be entitled toreceive a salary per mensem and an allowance for each day during the whole of his term as such officer atthe same rates as are specified in section 3 of the Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members ofParliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954) with respect to members of Parliament. (3) Each officer of Parliament, other than the Chairman of the Council of States, shall be entitled toreceive a constituency allowance at the same rate as is specified under section 8 of the said Act withrespect to members of Parliament.]

1[(1)] Each officer of Parliament shall be entitled withoutpayment of rent to the use of a furnished residence throughout his term of office and for a period of 2[onemonth] immediately thereafter, and no charge shall fall on the officer personally in respect of themaintenance of such residence. 3[(2) In the event of the death of an officer of Parliament, his family shall be entitled to the use of thefurnished residence occupied by the officer of Parliament-- (a) for a period of one month immediately after his death, without payment of rent and no chargeshall fall on the family of the officer of Parliament in respect of the maintenance of such residence,and (b) for a further period of one month, on payment of rent at such rates as may be prescribed byrules made in this behalf under section 11 and also charges in respect of electricity and waterconsumed in that residence during such further period.] Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "residence" includes the staff quarters and otherbuildings appurtenant thereto and the garden thereof, and "maintenance" in relation to a residenceincludes the payment of local rates and taxes and the provision of electricity and water.

1[5. Sumptuary allowance.--There shall be paid to 2*** the Speaker of the House of the People asumptuary allowance of one thousand rupees per mensem and to the Deputy Chairman and the DeputySpeaker a sumptuary allowance of five hundred rupees per mensem:] 3[Provided that on and from the 17th day of September, 2001, the sumptuary allowance shall be paidto-- (a) the Speaker of the House of the People at the same rate at which the sumptuary allowance ispayable, under section 5 of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952 (58 of 1952), to everyother Minister who is a member of the Cabinet; (b) the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker at the same rate at which the sumptuaryallowance is payable, under section 5 of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952(58 of 1952), to a Minister of State.]