The Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987
Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 343(E), dated 30th March, 1987
Act2724
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
G.S.R. 343(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 13 of the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982 (43 of 1982), the [President] hereby makes the following rules, namely:- 1. Short Title and Commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1987. 2. Definitions. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Act" means the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982 (43 of 1982);
(b) "Official residence" in relation to a Governor of a particular State means the corresponding residence (s) specified in column (2) of Schedule I to these rules;
(c) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these rules;
(d) Words and expressions used herein and not defined shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Renewal of Furnishings of Official Residences. - (1) There shall be paid, from time to time, to each Governor an allowance equal to the actual expenses in renewing the furnishings of his official residence(s) subject to the maximum amount specified in column (3) of Schedule I. Provided that if, when the Governor assumes office, the period which has elapsed since his predecessor assumed office (persons appointed to discharge the functions of the Governor being disregarded) falls short of five years, the maximum amount so specified shall be decreased by such amount as the President may by order determine; Provided further that in the case of Governors holding office immediately before the commencement of these rules, the amount admissible to them during their entire terms shall be such as the President may by order determine. (2) The provisions of this rule shall not apply to persons appointed to discharge the functions of the Governor under article 160 of the Constitution of India. 4. Household Establishment. - (1) The total number of officers and other staff on household establishment at official residences shall be as the President may prescribe, from time to time, by an Order and their scale of pay, allowances, other emoluments and facilities shall be such as are admissible to the State Government officers and other employees of the corresponding posts in the concerned State Government from time to time. (2) The officers, and the staff of the household establishment shall be entitled to rent free accommodation and those of the officers and the staff who are not provided any Government accommodation shall be allowed house rent allowances at the rates admissible to the State Government Officers and other employees of the corresponding posts working in the concerned State Government and in such cases the first charge of ten percent on the pay shall also be met out of the Governor's allowances. (3) The staff of the household establishment shall not be allowed overtime allowance. (4) The officers and staff of the household establishment, who are provided government accommodation, shall be provided free electricity and water subject to the limit laid down by the Governor from time to time but such limit shall not exceed 6 ¼ percent of the pay of the members of the staff for the supply of both electricity and water. Provided that out of the limit of 6 ¼ percent the electricity charges shall not exceed 5 per cent in any case. (5) Any expenditure on consumption of electricity and water in excess of the limit specified in sub-rule (4) shall be borne by the concerned officers or the member of the staff, as the case may be. (6) No member of the household establishment shall be allowed free use of official transport for private purpose. Provided that the staff of the household establishment may be allowed to use government vehicles on payment of usual charges, subject to availability of vehicles. (7) The staff of the household establishment shall be entitled to pension and other retirement benefits including medical facilities as are admissible to the concerned State Government employees of the corresponding posts. (8) The expenditure to be incurred under sub-rule (1) shall be part of the governor's allowance and shall be drawn separately under the sub-head "Household Establishment". 5. Expenditure on Governor's Secretariat etc. - (1) In addition to the household establishment, the Governor shall be entitled to a separate secretarial staff which shall be provided by the concerned State Government. (2) The expenditure incurred on the establishment of the Governor's Secretariat and the expenditure on pension and other retirement benefits including medical facilities of the household medical establishment staff shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the concerned State. (3) The expenditure referred to in sub-rule (2) shall not form part of the Governor's allowance. 6. Allowances of the Governors. - (1) In order that the Governor may be able to discharge conveniently and with dignity the duties of his office, the Governor shall be paid annually the following allowances or grants, namely:- (a) entertainment allowance - to be spent for patronising art, culture and music and any unspent portion of the allowance under this sub-head shall lapse at the end of the financial year to which it relates;
(b) hospitality grant - for meeting hospitality expenses of the official guests and any unspent portion of the grant under this sub-head shall lapse at the end of the financial year to which it relates;
(c) office expenses allowance - for meeting expenditure on the following items:-
(i) telephone charges; (ii) service postage (iii) books and periodicals; (iv) stationery and printing; (v) maintenance of motor cycles, scooters and cycles including POL for these vehicles; (vi) miscellaneous expenses;
Provided that any expenditure on the purchase of cycles, scooters or motor cycles shall be met directly by the State Government; (d) contract allowance - for being utilised for expenditure on the following items:-
(i) special stationery; (ii) laundry contingencies; (iii) sports; (iv) fire wood (v) presents; (vi) soaps, cleansing material, insecticides; (vii) liveries; (viii) POL (other than expenditure from tour expenses); (ix) maintenance of cars (x) Library; and (xi) other miscellaneous expenditure;
(e) grant for maintenance and repairs of furnishings - to be utilised for maintenance and repairs of furnishings of the official residence (s) and / or for the purchase of new items of furniture provided that maximum amount does not exceed the amount specified under this subhead;
(f) tour expenses grant to be utilised for the tour expenses of the governor and expenditure on POL for cars of official residence (s) used for tours of the Governor.
(2) The amount admissible under different sub-heads under sub-rule (1) shall be as specified in Schedule II. [Provided that the Governor may, without exceeding the maximum amount specified in column (8) of the said Schedule, re-appropriate whenever necessary, from one subhead to another sub-head thereof.] [3. (a) and (b) omitted] (4) The amount specified under sub-heads relating to office expenses, maintenance and repairs of furnishings, contract allowance and tour expenses of Schedule II may, in any year, be increased by the amount not expended in previous years under the same sub-heads. 7. Allowances for Maintenance of Official Residence(s). - The Governor shall also be paid such allowances, each year, for the maintenance of Governor's official residence(s) under various sub-heads as specified in Schedule III; Provided that the Governor may, without exceeding the maximum amount specified in column 7 of the said schedule, re-appropriate whenever necessary, from one sub-head to another sub-head thereof; Provided further that the maximum amount specified in column 7 of the said Schedule may, in any year be increased by the amount not expended in the previous years. 8. Travelling Allowance on Assumption or Vacation of Office. - (1) The Governor shall be paid an allowance equal to the actual expenses incurred in undertaking journeys for the purposes specified in Section 9 of the Act, as travelling allowance for himself and members of his family and for transportation of his and his family's effects. (2) The expenditure to be incurred under sub-rule (1) shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the concerned State but shall not form part of the Governor's allowance. 9. Leave. - The President may grant leave to a governor for such duration as he may consider necessary. 10. Medical Attendance and Treatment. - (1) A Governor and members of his family shall be entitled, free of charge to medical attendance, accommodation and treatment on the scale and conditions applicable to the highest ranking member of the All India Services under the All India Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1954 as amended from time to time. (2) While on duty outside India, a Governor shall also be entitled, free of charge, to medical attendance, accommodation and treatment as may be admissible to the Head of Indian Mission at that place or at the place of treatment. (3) The State Government shall make adequate provisions for medical facilities for the Governor and his family and the expenditure on this account shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State and this shall not form part of the Governor's allowances. (4) Medical attendance, accommodation and treatment of an Ex-Governor and his family shall be governed by the Rules/Orders issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Health from time to time. 11. Tours and Other Journeys. - (1) The Governor shall be entitled to requisition a railway saloon for all his journeys within the State and shall be entitled to take with him not more than three persons without payment of any fare for them. (2) The cost of haulage and requisitioning of saloon under sub-rule(1) shall be met from the sub-head "tour expenses". (3) If, for his journey within the State by rail, a Governor chooses not to requisition a saloon under sub-rule (1), he shall be entitled to travel in a four berth compartment or coupe, whether first-class air-conditioned or first-class and during such a journey a Governor shall be entitled to take with him three persons in case of a four berth compartment and one person in case of a coupe, without any extra charge. (4) For journeys on official business to places outside the State, a Governor shall be entitled to travel in a four berth compartment or coupe, whether first class air-conditioned or first class and during such a journey, shall be entitled to take with him three persons in the case of a four berth compartment and one person in the case of a coupe, without any extra charge. (5) The spouse of the Governor may travel within the State by rail for attending functions organised by any organisation or associations connected with art, culture, science and literature and for that purpose may reserve a single seat in first-class air-conditioned or first class compartment and expenditure for such journey shall be met : (i) from the sub-head "tour expenses" if she is not associated in any capacity with that organisation or association; and
(ii) by the organisation or association with which she is associated in any capacity; Provided that this facility shall not be available for private journeys of the spouse of the Governor.
(6) A Governor travelling on duty (but not on non-official business) shall be entitled to travel by air and during such travel, shall be entitled to take one person with him at Government expenses. [(7) A governor while travelling on duty by air under sub-rule (6) may at his discretion travel in the executive class along with his spouse or with any person in lieu of his spouse and the person accompanying him during such a journey shall also be entitled to travel in the executive class.] [(8)(a) Save as otherwise provided in clause (b), a Governor shall not be entitled to travel on private business by air at Government expenses and shall not also be entitled to take any person with him at Government expenses. (b) A Governor shall be entitled to travel on private business twice in a year during which he shall be entitled to take his spouse [or one person along with him in lieu of his spouse] by air, steamer or rail by the highest class or by road, to any part of India and such travel shall be deemed to be travel on duty;
Provided that the duration of such journey does not exceed [ten] days on each occasion; [Second proviso omitted] Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, a journey shall mean a point-to-point journey by the shortest route.] (9) A Governor on his private journey outside the State [except for the two private journeys referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (8)] may travel in a four berth compartment or a coupe, whether first-class air-conditioned or first-class and he shall pay - (i) the fare for two berths of the appropriate class if he travels in four berths compartments in addition to his own fare;
(ii) for his own fare, if he travels in a coupe; and
(iii) the reservation charges for the compartment or the coupe, as the case may be, and any other expenditure incurred during the journey.
(10)(a) For the journeys performed under sub-rule (9), the cost of one fare only shall be met by the Government from the sub-head "tour expenses" and against that fare the Governor may take any person along with him who need not necessarily be a member of his family. [(b) For journeys performed by the Governor under clause (b) of sub-rule 8, the expenditure shall be met by the Government under column (7) "tour expenses" of Schedule II.]
[(11) omitted] (12) Where there is no railway station or airport in a State, any journey performed by the Governor or by the spouse of the Governor, for private purposes, to reach the nearest railway station or airport situated in a neighbouring State, shall be deemed to be an official journey. 12. Entitlement of Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance of the Household Establishment Accompanying the Governor. - (1) Any member of the Governor's household establishment accompanying the Governor on his visits within the state or outside the State, whether official or private, shall be treated as on duty and shall be entitled to draw travelling allowance and daily allowance as admissible under the State Government rules; (2) Any member of the Governor's household establishment accompanying the spouse of the Governor during her journey within the State only shall be treated as on duty and shall be entitled to draw travelling allowance and daily allowance as admissible under the State Government rules. Provided that no travelling allowance or daily allowance shall be admissible to any member of the Governor's household establishment accompanying any other member of the Governor's family or Governor's personal guest. 13. Use of Motor Vehicles by the Governor etc. - (1) Any private journeys performed by the Governor outside the State by motor vehicles of the official residence(s) [except for the two private journeys referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (8) of rule 11] shall be paid for by the Governor at the staff car rates of the State Government. (2) The spouse of the Governor shall be entitled to use, free of charge, the motor vehicles of the official residence(s) within the State only and for her journeys outside the State, if not accompanied by the Governor on official duty, shall be paid for by the Governor at the staff cars rates of the State Government. (3) Any other members of the Governor's family or personal guests of the Governor not accompanying the governor or spouse of the Governor, may be allowed to use motor vehicles of the official residences within the State and charges for such journeys shall be paid for by the Governor at the staff car rates of the State Government. 14. Interpretation. - If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, it shall be referred to the Central government, who shall decide the same. 15. Repeal and Saving. - (1) All the orders in force immediately before the commencement of these rules in so far as they relate to matters provided for in these rules are hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the orders so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.
[See sub-rule (1) of rule 3]
[Official residence(s) of the Governors and maximum amount admissible for renewal of their furnishings]
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the State |
Official residence(s) |
Maximum allowance for renewal of furnishing (in rupees) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
|
1. |
The Government House at Hyderabad |
600000 |
|
|
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
The Government House at Itanagar |
1000000 |
|
3. |
Assam |
The Government House at Guwahati |
600000 |
|
4. |
Bihar |
The Government House at Patna |
6200000 |
|
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
The Government House at Raipur |
806000 |
|
6. |
Goa |
The Government House at Daunapaula, Panaji |
800000 |
|
7. |
Gujarat |
The Government House at Gandhinagar and Rajbhawan Annexe, Ahemdabad |
1500000 |
|
8. |
Haryana |
The Government House at Chandigarh |
1000000 |
|
9. |
Himachal Pradesh |
The Government House at Shimla |
450000 |
|
10. |
Jharkhand |
The Government House at Ranchi |
725000 |
|
11. |
Karnataka |
The Government House at Bangalore |
650000 |
|
12. |
Kerala |
The Government House at Thiruvanthpuram |
400000 |
|
13. |
Madhya Pradesh |
The Government House at Bhopal and Panchmarhi |
750000 |
|
14. |
Maharashtra |
The Government House at Mumbai, Ganeshkind (Pune) and Nagpur |
2670000 |
|
15. |
Manipur |
The Government House at Imphal |
575000 |
|
16. |
Meghalaya |
The Government House at Shilong |
800000 |
|
17. |
Mizoram |
The Government House at Aizwal |
680000 |
|
18. |
Nagaland |
The Government House at Kohima |
800000 |
|
19. |
Odisha |
The Government House at Bhubaneswar |
950000 |
|
20. |
Punjab |
The Government House at Chandigarh |
900000 |
|
21. |
Rajasthan |
The Government House at Jaipur and Mount Abu |
100000 |
|
22. |
Sikkim |
The Government House at Gangtok |
385000 |
|
23. |
Tamil Nadu |
The Government House at Guindy and Ootacamund |
750000 |
|
24. |
Tripura |
The Government House at Agartala |
450000 |
|
25. |
Uttarakhand |
The Government House at Dehradun and Nainital |
650000 |
|
26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
The Government House at Lucknow |
1000000 |
|
27. |
West Bengal |
The Government House at Kolkata and Darjeeling |
800000 |
[See sub- rule (2) of rule 6]
[Allowances of Governors in respect of certain matters (in rupees)]
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the State |
Hospitality Expenses |
Entertainment Expenses |
Office Expenses |
Maintenance and repairs of furnishings of official residence |
Contract Allowances |
Tour Expenses |
Total (maximum amount) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
|
|
1. |
500000 |
200000 |
800000 |
300000 |
1500000 |
2000000 |
5300000 |
|
|
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
300000 |
200000 |
600000 |
300000 |
800000 |
3200000 |
5400000 |
|
3. |
Assam |
150000 |
75000 |
400000 |
200000 |
500000 |
1500000 |
2825000 |
|
4. |
Bihar |
1600000 |
100000 |
5000000 |
1500000 |
1000000 |
7000000 |
16200000 |
|
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
201000 |
67000 |
403000 |
201000 |
672000 |
2016000 |
3560000 |
|
6. |
Goa |
150000 |
75000 |
500000 |
275000 |
675000 |
2000000 |
3675000 |
|
7. |
Gujarat |
1500000 |
200000 |
800000 |
300000 |
1200000 |
1500000 |
5500000 |
|
8. |
Haryana |
400000 |
150000 |
800000 |
300000 |
1800000 |
2000000 |
5450000 |
|
9. |
Himachal Pradesh |
800000 |
60000 |
500000 |
350000 |
1000000 |
1200000 |
3910000 |
|
10. |
Jharkhand |
217500 |
72500 |
435000 |
217500 |
725000 |
2175000 |
3842500 |
|
11. |
Karnataka |
800000 |
500000 |
1000000 |
250000 |
2500000 |
5000000 |
10050000 |
|
12. |
Kerala |
200000 |
70000 |
400000 |
200000 |
1000000 |
1300000 |
3170000 |
|
13. |
Madhya Pradesh |
437500 |
93750 |
625000 |
375000 |
1812500 |
1500000 |
4843750 |
|
14. |
Maharashtra |
2500000 |
150000 |
1800000 |
1000000 |
3700000 |
2300000 |
11450000 |
|
15. |
Manipur |
200000 |
100000 |
575000 |
115000 |
500000 |
1750000 |
3240000 |
|
16. |
Meghalaya |
700000 |
50000 |
450000 |
210000 |
675000 |
2100000 |
4185000 |
|
17. |
Mizoram |
250000 |
100000 |
375000 |
200000 |
560000 |
1875000 |
3360000 |
|
18. |
Nagaland |
300000 |
100000 |
400000 |
200000 |
700000 |
3000000 |
4700000 |
|
19. |
Odisha |
500000 |
100000 |
550000 |
340000 |
820000 |
1500000 |
3810000 |
|
20. |
Punjab |
400000 |
130000 |
600000 |
400000 |
1000000 |
1200000 |
3730000 |
|
21. |
Rajasthan |
2000000 |
1100000 |
2600000 |
100000 |
1000000 |
2500000 |
9300000 |
|
22. |
Sikkim |
110000 |
27500 |
275000 |
110000 |
440000 |
2500000 |
3462500 |
|
23. |
Tamil Nadu |
5000000 |
100000 |
1500000 |
1000000 |
4000000 |
5000000 |
16600000 |
|
24. |
Tripura |
350000 |
25000 |
250000 |
100000 |
400000 |
1500000 |
2625000 |
|
25. |
Uttrakhand |
800000 |
50000 |
400000 |
350000 |
900000 |
1100000 |
3600000 |
|
26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
800000 |
800000 |
600000 |
300000 |
1500000 |
2600000 |
6600000 |
|
27. |
West Bengal |
1200000 |
70000 |
1000000 |
350000 |
6000000 |
9500000 |
18120000 |
[See rule- 7]
[Allowances for the maintenance of official residence (in rupees)]
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the State |
Repairs |
Gardens |
Electricity |
Water |
Improvement |
Total (maximum amount) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
|
|
1. |
610000 |
300000 |
550000 |
150000 |
220000 |
1830000 |
|
|
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1000000 |
800000 |
700000 |
75000 |
500000 |
3075000 |
|
3. |
Assam |
660000 |
400000 |
400000 |
100000 |
120000 |
1680000 |
|
4. |
Bihar |
700000 |
6000000 |
500000 |
220000 |
600000 |
8020000 |
|
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
887000 |
538000 |
538000 |
101000 |
161000 |
2225000 |
|
6. |
Goa |
1050000 |
600000 |
800000 |
200000 |
200000 |
2850000 |
|
7. |
Gujarat |
600000 |
400000 |
400000 |
200000 |
400000 |
2000000 |
|
8. |
Haryana |
450000 |
600000 |
600000 |
300000 |
210000 |
2160000 |
|
9. |
Himachal Pradesh |
500000 |
400000 |
900000 |
150000 |
100000 |
2050000 |
|
10. |
Jharkhand |
957000 |
580000 |
580000 |
108750 |
174000 |
2399750 |
|
11. |
Karnataka |
760000 |
1200000 |
700000 |
400000 |
760000 |
3820000 |
|
12. |
Kerala |
650000 |
350000 |
400000 |
200000 |
500000 |
2100000 |
|
13. |
Madhya Pradesh |
837500 |
937500 |
375000 |
62500 |
300000 |
2512500 |
|
14. |
Maharashtra |
8200000 |
1300000 |
4500000 |
1500000 |
2500000 |
18000000 |
|
15. |
Manipur |
759000 |
402500 |
460000 |
86250 |
138000 |
1845750 |
|
16. |
Meghalaya |
1584000 |
700000 |
800000 |
105000 |
250000 |
3439000 |
|
17. |
Mizoram |
725000 |
440000 |
1000000 |
275000 |
150000 |
2590000 |
|
18. |
Nagaland |
1000000 |
400000 |
800000 |
100000 |
300000 |
2600000 |
|
19. |
Odisha |
535000 |
340000 |
550000 |
135000 |
135000 |
1695000 |
|
20. |
Punjab |
600000 |
600000 |
600000 |
300000 |
300000 |
2400000 |
|
21. |
Rajasthan |
10000 |
500000 |
6500000 |
300000 |
10000 |
7320000 |
|
22. |
Sikkim |
726000 |
330000 |
440000 |
110000 |
132000 |
1738000 |
|
23. |
Tamil Nadu |
10000000 |
2000000 |
7000000 |
6000000 |
40000000 |
65000000 |
|
24. |
Tripura |
660000 |
300000 |
400000 |
100000 |
120000 |
1580000 |
|
25. |
Uttrakhand |
380000 |
1800000 |
400000 |
150000 |
100000 |
2830000 |
|
26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
25000000 |
2800000 |
7000000 |
40000 |
500000 |
35340000 |
|
27. |
West Bengal |
3631500 |
1000000 |
550000 |
1825000 |
200000 |
7206500 |