The Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Leader of the Opposition) Salary and Allowances Act, 1979.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT 
 

LEGISLATIVE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 
 
 
 
 

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly  

(Leader of the Opposition) 

Salary and Allowances Act, 1979 

 
 
 

(Gujarat Act No. 16 of 1979) 
 
 

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GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT 
 

LEGISLATIVE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 
 
 
 
 

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly  

(Leader of the Opposition) 

Salary and Allowances Act, 1979 

 
 
 

(Gujarat Act No. 16 of 1979) 
 
 

(As modified upto the 30th September, 2024.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2024 
 
 

( Price : `. 15-00 ) 
 

 

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THE GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (LEADER OF THE 

OPPOSITION) SALARY AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1979. 

 

CONTENTS. 
PREAMBLE. 

 

Sections.  Page No. 

1. Short title and commencement. 1 

2. Definitions. 1 

3. Salary and dearness allowance of Leader of Opposition. 1 

3A. Consolidated allowance to Leader of the Opposition. 2 

3B. [Deleted.] 2 

4. Residence for Leader of Opposition. 2 

5. Conveyances for Leader of Opposition. 2 

6. Daily allowance and residential accommodation at places other than headquarters. 2 

7. [Deleted.] 2 

8. Other amenities to Leader of Opposition. 2 

8A. Free transit by railway. 3 

8B. Free transit by air. 3 

9. Leader of Opposition not to draw salary as member, etc. 3 

10. Leader of Opposition not disqualified. 3 

11. Notification respecting the date on which person became or ceased to be 

Leader of Opposition to be conclusive evidence thereof. 

3 

12. Power to make rules. 4 

13. Amendment of Guj. II of 1960. 4 

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 GUJARAT ACT NO. 16 OF I979. 1*  

[THE GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (LEADER OF THE  

OPPOSITION) SALARY AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1979.] 

 [ 6th April, 1979.]  

 Amended by Guj. 19 of 1981. +  

 Amended by Guj. 29 of 1986. + +  

 Amended by Guj.   6 of 1992. ∆  
 Amended by Guj. 20 of 1998. ∆ ∆  

 Amended by Guj. 23 of 2005. #  

 Amended by Guj.   2 of 2017. # #  

 Amended by Guj. 18 of 2018. ∆ ∆ ∆  

 Amended by Guj. 7 of 2020. * *  

 An Act to provide for the salary and allowances of Leader of the 

Opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. 

 

 It is hereby enacted in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India as 

follows :- 

 

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

of the Opposition) Salary and Allowances Act, 1979. 

Short title and 

commencement. 

 (2) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining 

provisions shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, 

by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 

 

 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- Definitions. 

 (a)   "Assembly" means the Gujarat Legislative Assembly;  

 (b)  "Leader of the Opposition" means that member of the 

Assembly who is for the time being the leader in the Assembly of the 

party in opposition to the State Government having the greatest 

numerical strength in the Assembly; 

 

 (c)   "rules" means rules made under this Act.  

 2[3. (1) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition 25% more 

basic salary per month than the basic salary payable to a Member of the 

Assembly by virtue of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the 

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Members’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960. 

Salary and 

dearness 

allowance of 

Leader of 

Opposition. 

 3[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), there 

shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition 30 per cent. less basic salary 

per month for a period of twelve months commencing from the 1st April, 

2020.] 

 

 1.  For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part V, 

dated the 21st February, 1979, Page No. 150. 
*  This Act was assented by the Governor on the 3rd April, 1979.  

 

 +  This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into Force on the 1st January, 1981. 

+ +  This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st September, 1986. 

∆ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st April, 1992. 

∆ ∆ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st August, 1998. 

# This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st April, 2005. 

# # This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 20th December, 2016. 

∆ ∆ ∆ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 22nd December, 2017. 

** This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 8th April, 2020. 

2. Section 3 was substituted by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 1. 

3. Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Guj. 7 of 2020, s.5. 

 



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 (2) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition during the 

whole of his term of office per month the dearness allowance on the amount 

of the basic salary referred to in sub-section (1) at such rate as is being paid 

to the employees of the State Government from time to time.] 

 

Consolidated 

allowance to 

Leader of the 

Opposition. 

 1[3A. There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition during the 

whole of his term of office per month a sum of ` 2[20,000] as a consolidated 

allowance for all matters not specifically provided for by or under the 

provisions of this Act.] 

 

 

 [3B. Dearness allowance to Leader of Opposition] was deleted by 

Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 3. 
 

Residence for 

Leader of 

Opposition.  

4. (1) The Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled without payment of 

rent, to the use of furnished residence in Gandhinagar so long as he is such a 

leader and for a period of fifteen days immediately after he ceases to be 

such a leader, or in lieu of such residence a house Allowance at the rate of  

` 250/- per month. 

 

 (2) No charge shall fall on the Leader of the Opposition personally 

in respect of the maintenance of any residence provided to him under  

sub-section (1). 

 

 

 (3) The expenditure on furnishing the residence provided under 

sub-section (l) shall be on such scale as may be determined by rules. 
 

Conveyances for 

Leader of 

Opposition. 

 

5. (1) The State Government may, from time to time, for the use of the 

Leader of the Opposition, purchase and provide a motor car and other 

suitable conveyances upon such conditions as regards their maintenance and 

repairs as may be determined by rules made in this behalf. 

 

 
3[(1A) Where, under sub-section (1), the State Government has 

provided for the use of the Leader of the Opposition a motor car or other 

conveyance, it shall also provide to him, free of charge, the services of a 

driver for such car or conveyance.] 

 

 (2) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition a conveyance 

allowance at the rate of ` 4[7,000] per month. 
 

Daily allowance 
and residential 
accommodation 
at places other 
than 
headquarters. 

6. The Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled to 5[travelling and] 

daily allowance while touring on public business and suitable residential 

accommodation at places visited by him on such business, at such rates and 

upon such conditions as may be determined by rules. 

 

 [7. Medical treatment, etc. to Leader of Opposition] was deleted by 

Guj. 2 of 2017, s.5. 
 

Other  amenities 

to Leader of 

Opposition. 

8. (1) Subject to rules, the Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled to 

telephone and secretarial facilities. 
 

 
(2) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition a sum of  

` 6[10,000] per month to meet the cost of postal charges that may be 

incurred by him. 

 

 1. Section 3A was inserted by Guj. 6 of 1992, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 2. 
2. These figures were substituted for the figures "7,000" by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr.No. 4, item 2. 

3. Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Guj. 19 of 1981, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 2(a). 

4. This figures were substituted for the figures "4,000" by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 4. 
5. These words were inserted by Guj. 19 of 1981, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 3. 

6. This figures were substituted for the figures "1,000" by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 5. 

 

 



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1[8A. The Leader of the Opposition shall be provided with facilities 

which shall entitle him at any time to travel by first class or by second class 

airconditioned by railway in any part of India in such manner and subject to 

such conditions as may by rules or orders be prescribed in that behalf: 

Provided that such travel by railway in any part of India outside the 

State of Gujarat may be availed of by the Leader of the Opposition singly or 

jointly with his spouse and two other members of his family residing with 

and dependent on him, so however, that the total distance so travelled by the 

Leader of the Opposition singly in any year does not exceed 10,000 

kilometres and the total distance so travelled jointly by the Leader of the 

Opposition and his spouse and two other members of his family residing 

with and dependent on him in any year does not exceed 20,000 kilometres. 

Free transit by 

railway. 

 

 
Explanation.- For the purpose of calculating the number of kilometres 

travelled by the Leader of the Opposition jointly with his spouse and two 

other members of his family residing with and dependent on him, outside the 

State of Gujarat, the number of kilometres travelled by him and by his 

spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on 

him shall be counted seperately. 

 

 
8B. The Leader of the Opposition may undertake or perform journey 

alongwith co-traveller by air from the nearest airport from his residence to 

and fro in any part of India on three occassions in each year: 

 

Free transit by 

air. 

 

 
Provided that difference between the fare for journey by air and the 

fare for journey by railway by first class or by second class air conditioned, 

whichever is higher, shall be borne by the Leader of the Opposition.] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guj. II of 1960. 

9. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in 

force determining the salaries and allowances of members of the State 

Legislature, the Leader of the Opposition shall not be entitled to any salary 

or allowances under such law although he is a member of the Assembly, 

except the facilities of free transit by railway and by road transport service 

as provided in sections 5B and 6 of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly 

Members' Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960. 

 

Leader of 

Opposition not 

to draw salary 

as member, etc. 

 

 10. For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that a person shall 

not be disqualified for being chosen as, or for being a member of the 

Assembly merely by reason of the fact that he holds the office of the Leader 

of the Opposition. 

 

Leader of 

Opposition 

not 

disqualified. 

 

 11. The date on which any member of the Assembly became or ceased 

to be a Leader of the Opposition shall be published by the State Government 

in the Official Gazette, and any such notification shall be conclusive 

evidence of the fact that he became, or ceased to be a Leader of the 

Opposition on that date for all the purposes of this Act. 

 

Notification 

respecting the 

date on which 

person became 

or ceased to be 

Leader of 

Opposition to 

be conclusive 

evidence 

thereof. 

 

 1. Sections 8A and 8B were inserted by Guj. 20 of 1998, s. 2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 5.  



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Power to make 

rules. 
12. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official 

Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

 

 (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing 

power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, 

namely:— 

 

 (a) the scale of expenditure on furnishing the residence under 

sub-section (3) of section 4; 

 

 

 (b)  the rates at which and conditions upon which the Leader of 

the Opposition shall be entitled to the travelling and daily allowance and 

suitable residential accommodation under section 6; 

 

 
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 (d) the telephone and secretarial facilities admissible to a Leader 

of the Opposition under sub-section (1) of section 8. 
 

 (3) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than 

thirty days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are 

made and shall be subject to rescission by the State Legislature or such 

modifications as the State Legislature may make during the session in which 

they are so laid, or the session immediately following. 

 

 (4) Any rescission or modification so made by the State Legislature 

shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon take effect. 

 

Amendment of 

Guj. II of 1960. 
13. In the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Members’ Salaries and 

Allowances Act, 1960,- 

Guj. II of 1960. 

 (a)  In section 2,-  

  (i) in sub-section (l), clause (bb) shall be deleted;  

  (ii) sub-section (2) shall be deleted;  

 (b) In section 8,-  

  (i) in, sub-section (l), the words “not being the Leader of the 

Opposition” shall be deleted; 

 (ii)  sub-sections (2) to (4) shall be deleted. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1. Clause (c) was deleted by Guj. 2 of 2017, s. 6.  

 

 

 



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