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Article 195 — Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to receivesuch salaries and allowances as may from time to time bedetermined, by the Legislature of the State by law and,Powers, privileges,etc., of the Housesof Legislatures andof the membersand committeesthereof.

Article
195
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to receivesuch salaries and allowances as may from time to time bedetermined, by the Legislature of the State by law and,Powers, privileges,etc., of the Housesof Legislatures andof the membersand committeesthereof.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
3684db73-e680-42c9-8c61-8e9c636ee0db

105 words

Verbatim text

Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to receivesuch salaries and allowances as may from time to time bedetermined, by the Legislature of the State by law and,Powers, privileges,etc., of the Housesof Legislatures andof the membersand committeesthereof. 1Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 26, for certain words (w.e.f. 20-6-1979).Salaries and allowances ofmembers.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part VI. —The States. —Arts. 193—195.)94 until provision in that respect is so made, salaries and allowances at such rates and upon such conditions aswere immediately before the commencement of thisConstitution applicable in the case of members of theLegislative Assembly of the corresponding Province. Legislative Procedure

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 195 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor”.
  • The row is titled “Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to receivesuch salaries and allowances as may from time to time bedetermined, by the Legislature of the State by law and,Powers, privileges,etc., of the Housesof Legislatures andof the membersand committeesthereof.”.
  • The passage runs to about 105 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salaries”).

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