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Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Salary, Allowance and Other Service Conditions of the Chairman and Members) Rules, 2000

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Salary, Allowance and Other Service Conditions of the Chairman and Members) Rules, 2000

Published vide Notification No 1086-3-20-13-98, dated the 19th February, 2001, M.P. Rajpatra Part 4 (Ga), dated 2-3-2001 at pages 23-24

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 57 read with sub-section (2) of Section 19 of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 (No. 14 of 1998), the State Government hereby make the following rules relating the pay, allowances and conditions of service of the Chairman and Members of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission namely-

Part-I

  1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Salary, Allowance and Other Service Conditions of the Chairman and Member) Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the "Madhya Pradesh Gazette".

  1. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires;-

(a) "Act" means the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998 (No. 14 of 1998);

(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission established under sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Act;

(c) "Government" means the Government of Madhya Pradesh;

(d) "Governor" means the Governor of Madhya Pradesh;

(e) "Member" means the Member of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission established under sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Act;

(2) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 (No 14 of 1998).

  1. Pay and Allowance of Chairman and Members.- (1) The Chairman shall receive pay of Rs. 26,000/- (fixed) per mensem and the members shall receive a pay in the scale of Rs. 24,050-650-26,000/- per mensem :

Provided that in the case of an appointment as Chairman or a Member, of a person who has retired as a Judge of a High Court or who has retired from service under the Central Government or a State Government and who is in receipt of or has received or has become entitled to receive any retirement benefits by way of pension and/or gratuity or other forms of retirement benefits, the pay shall be reduced by the gross amount of pension equivalent of service gratuity if any but excluding pension equivalent of retirement gratuity, drawn or to be drawn by him.

(2) The Chairman or Members, shall receive such Dearness Allowance as is admissible respectively to a High Court Judge and officers of the Indian Administrative Service of the corresponding grade in the State.

(3) The Chairman shall be entitled to receive city compensatory allowance and other allowances as are admissible to High Court Judge. The Members shall be entitled to City Compensatory Allowance as is admissible to the Officers of Indian Administrative Service of the corresponding grade in the State.

  1. Accommodations.- (1) The Chairman shall be entitled to rent-free and furnished accommodation, water and electricity facilities as permissible to the High Court Judges under the provisions of High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and rules made thereunder. The Members shall be entitled to accommodation as may be admissible to Principal Secretaries on rental basis and rent will be payable by them on the basis of rent payable by Principal Secretaries of the State.

(2) The Chairman or a Member if not provided with or does not avail himself of the use of official residence and resides in his own house, he may be paid house rent allowance as admissible respectively to a High Court Judge or to the Officers of the Indian Admn. Service of the corresponding grade in the State.

  1. Facility of conveyance.- (1) The Chairman and the Members shall be separately provided with a staff car and a driver.

(2) The Chairman shall be entitled to 200 liters of petrol for his car as per service conditions applicable to High Court Judge. The Members shall be entitled to 60 litres of petrol for their cars for the purpose of local duty.

(3) The Chairman and Members shall be entitled to use Government vehicle for private purpose as per rules applicable respectively to the High Court Judge and officers of the Indian Administrative Services of the corresponding grade in the State.

  1. Travelling Allowance.- (1) The Chairman while on tour inside or outside the State or on transfer (including the journey undertaken to join the Commission or on the expiry of his term with the Commission to proceed to his home town) shall be entitled to travelling allowance, daily allowance, transportation of personal effects and other similar matters at the same scale and at the same rates as are prescribed in the High Court Judges (Travelling Allowance) Rules, 1956.

(2) The members while on tour inside or outside the State or on transfer (including the journey undertaken to join the Commission or on the expiry of his term with the Commission to proceed to his home town) shall be entitled to travelling allowance, daily allowance, transportation of personal effects and other similar matters as is admissible to the Officers of Indian Administrative Service of the corresponding grade in State.

  1. Leave Travel Concession.- The Chairman and Members shall be entitled to the leave travel concession at the same rates at the same scales and on the same conditions as are applicable to a High Court Judge and to the officers of the Indian Administrative Service of the corresponding grade posted in the State respectively.
  2. Leave.- (1) The Chairman and the Members shall be entitled to earned leave at the rate of 15 days for every completed 6 months of service. They shall also be entitled to casual leave and other leaves as admissible respectively to the High Court Judge or to the officers of the Indian Administrative Service of the corresponding grade in the State.

(2) On the expiry of his term of office in the Commission, a Chairman or a Member shall be entitled to receive cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the earned leave standing to his credit provided that the quantum of leaves encashed shall not exceed 90 days.

(3) The Chairman and the Members shall be entitled to receive the dearness allowance on the leave salary under sub-rule (2) as admissible at the rates in force on the date of the relinquishment of the office in the Commission :

Provided that he shall not be entitled for the city compensatory allowance or any other allowance on such leave salary.

  1. Leave sanctioning authority.- The Chairman shall be the authority competent to sanction leave to the members, The Governor of Madhya Pradesh shall be the authority competent to sanction leave to the Chairman.
  2. Facilities for Medical Treatment.- The Chairman and the members shall be entitled to medical treatment and hospital facilities as are admissible to a member of the Indian Administrative Service to the corresponding pay levels in the Government.
  3. Pension.- The Chairman and the Members of the Commission shall not be entitled to receive any pension and gratuity for the service rendered by them in the Commission.
  4. Provident Fund.- The Chairman or a Member shall be entitled to subscribe to provident fund at his option, and in case of his so opting shall be governed by the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh General Provident Fund Rules, 1955.
  5. Oath by the Members.- (1) The Chairman of the Commission shall before entering upon his office, make and subscribe to an oath of office and secrecy before the Governor in the form annexed to these rules.

(2) Every member of the Commission shall before entering upon his office, make and subscribe to an oath of office and secrecy before the Chairperson of the Commission in the form annexed to these rules.

(Form of an Oath of Office for Chairman/Member of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission)

(See Rule 23)

I.......having been appointed as Chairman/Member of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, do solemnly swear in the name of God solemnly affirm that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Chairman/Member and perform the duties of my Office in accordance with law without fear or favour, affection of ill-will.

Chairman/ Member Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, Bhopal

Bhopal

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