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No. 674, CUTTACK, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 / BAISAKHA 8, 1940

SECRETARIAT

OF

THE ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

NOTIFICATION

The 27th April, 2018

No.4579/L.A.—The following Bill which has been introduced in the

Odisha Legislative Assembly on the 27th April, 2018 is herewith published

under Rule 68 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the

Odisha Legislative Assembly for general information.

THE ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER’S

SALARY AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

A

BILL

FURTHER TO AMEND THE ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

SPEAKER’S SALARY AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1960.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Odisha in

the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Short title

and

commencement.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Odisha Legislative Assembly

Speaker’s Salary and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2018.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st

day of January, 2017.

Amendment

of

section 3-A.

2. In section 3-A of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker’s

Salary and Allowances Act, 1960, for the words “one hundred

and fifty rupees”, the words "eight hundred rupees", shall be

substituted.

Odisha

Act 24 of

1960.

2

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Daily Allowances of the Members of Odisha Legislative

Assembly has been raised from Rs.800/- to Rs. 1500/- w.e.f 01.01.2017

for attending Assembly Session or Committee thereof by recent

amendment to Odisha Legislative Assembly Member’s Salary,

Allowances and Pension Act, 1954, which covers Leader of Opposition,

Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip.

But the Daily Sitting Allowance of the Speaker had remained

@ Rs.150/- since 1995.

Keeping in view the disparity, Daily Allowance of the Speaker

has been enhanced from Rs.150/- to Rs.800/- w.e.f 01.01.2017.

The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

(BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA)

MEMBER-IN-CHARGE

A.K. SARANGI

Secretary

Odisha Legislative Assembly

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