The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952

This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952.

In this Act, "Minister" means a member of the Council of Ministers, by whatevername called, and includes a Deputy Minister.

1[3. Salaries and daily constituency allowances.(1) Each Minister shall be entitled to receive asalary per mensem, and an allowance for each day during the whole of his term as such Minister at thesame rates as are specified in section 3 of the Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of ParliamentAct, 1954 (30 of 1954) with respect to members of Parliament. (2) Each Minister shall be entitled to receive a constituency allowance at the same rate as is specifiedunder section 8 of the said Act with respect to members of Parliament.]

1[(1)] Each Minister shall be entitled without payment of rent to the useof a furnished residence throughout his term of office and for a period of 2[one month] immediatelythereafter, and no charge shall fall on the Minister personally in respect of the maintenance of suchresidence. 3[(2) In the event of death of the Minister, his family shall be entitled to the use of the furnishedresidence occupied by the Minister-- (a) for a period of one month immediately after his death, without payment of rent and no chargeshall fall on the family of the Minister 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 by the Central Government and also charges in respect of electricity andwater consumed 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[2[5. Sumptuary allowance to Ministers.There shall be paid a sumptuary allowance to eachMinister at the following rates, namely:-- (a) the Prime Minister Rupees three thousand per mensem; (b) every other Ministerwho 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 eachMinister under that sub-section shall be reduced by thirty per cent. for a period of one year commencingfrom the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.]]