1[8. Free transit by railway and steamer.- (1) Every officer of the State Legislature shall, 2[* * *] be provided with facilities, which shall entitle him at any time to travel singly by 3[first class or, as the case may be, by air-conditioned two-tieriv9563 by any railway in any part of India, or by steamer in any part of the State of Maharashtra, in such manner, and subject to such conditions, as may by rules or orders be prescribed in that behalf:
Provided that such travel by railways, in any part of India, whether within the State or outside the State may be availed of by the Officer, either singly or jointly with his spouse or with his minor children or jointly with his spouse and minor children 4[or companion], so however, that the distance so travelled by the Officer outside the State, and by the members of his family 5[or companion] whether within or outside the State, in any financial year, does not in the aggregate exceed 6[fifty thousand kilometers.]
Explanation. For the purpose of calculating the maximum limit of 7[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, the number of kilometers travelled by the Officer outside the State, and the number of kilometers travelled by the members of his family 8[or companion] from the place of their residence, whether within or outside the State shall be counted separately.
(2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where an Officer, either singly or jointly with his spouse or with his minor children, or jointly with his spouse and minor children 9[or companion], undertakes a journey by air, in any part of India, whether within or outside the State, instead of by railway as provided in this section, he shall be entitled, subject to the maximum limit of 10[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, to claim travelling allowance, as if he or both or all of them, as the case may be, had undertaken the 11[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway]. In such cases, the difference between the fare for journey by air and the fare for 12[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] will have to be borne by the Officer.
(b) Where an Officer, either singly or jointly with the members of his family 13[or companion] as aforesaid undertakes a journey by steamer or road transport, in any part of India outside the State, he shall be entitled, subject to the maximum limit of 14[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, to claim the fare for journey by steamer or road transport if it is less than the fare for 15[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance or, if the fare for journey by steamer or road transport is more than the fare for the same distance, to claim the fare for 16[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance, and he shall have to bear the difference between the two fares.
(3) In this section, where facilities are given to an Officer of the State Legislature to travel jointly with the spouse (with or without minor children) 17[or companion], then in case of a lady Officer, she shall be entitled to have these facilities to travel, from time to time, jointly with her spouse or, instead, with any other member of her family as defined in the Explanation to section 12-A.]
Provided that such travel by railways, in any part of India, whether within the State or outside the State may be availed of by the Officer, either singly or jointly with his spouse or with his minor children or jointly with his spouse and minor children 4[or companion], so however, that the distance so travelled by the Officer outside the State, and by the members of his family 5[or companion] whether within or outside the State, in any financial year, does not in the aggregate exceed 6[fifty thousand kilometers.]
Explanation. For the purpose of calculating the maximum limit of 7[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, the number of kilometers travelled by the Officer outside the State, and the number of kilometers travelled by the members of his family 8[or companion] from the place of their residence, whether within or outside the State shall be counted separately.
(2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where an Officer, either singly or jointly with his spouse or with his minor children, or jointly with his spouse and minor children 9[or companion], undertakes a journey by air, in any part of India, whether within or outside the State, instead of by railway as provided in this section, he shall be entitled, subject to the maximum limit of 10[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, to claim travelling allowance, as if he or both or all of them, as the case may be, had undertaken the 11[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway]. In such cases, the difference between the fare for journey by air and the fare for 12[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] will have to be borne by the Officer.
(b) Where an Officer, either singly or jointly with the members of his family 13[or companion] as aforesaid undertakes a journey by steamer or road transport, in any part of India outside the State, he shall be entitled, subject to the maximum limit of 14[fifty thousand kilometers] for travelling, to claim the fare for journey by steamer or road transport if it is less than the fare for 15[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance or, if the fare for journey by steamer or road transport is more than the fare for the same distance, to claim the fare for 16[journey by air-conditioned two-tier by railway] for the same distance, and he shall have to bear the difference between the two fares.
(3) In this section, where facilities are given to an Officer of the State Legislature to travel jointly with the spouse (with or without minor children) 17[or companion], then in case of a lady Officer, she shall be entitled to have these facilities to travel, from time to time, jointly with her spouse or, instead, with any other member of her family as defined in the Explanation to section 12-A.]
Source footnotes
1. Section 8 was substituted by Mah. 72 of 1981, s. 4.2. The words, figures and letters "with effect from the 1st day of April 1991" were deleted by Mah. 2 of 1991, s. 3(a)(i).
3.These words were substituted for the words "first class" by Mah. 2 of 1991, s. 3(a)(ii).
4. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 2(a)(i)(A).
5. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 2(a)(i)(B).
6. These words were substituted for the words "thirty thousand kilometers" by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 5.
7. These words were substituted for the words "thirty thousand kilometers" by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 5.
8. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 2(a)(ii).
9. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 2(b)(i).
10. These words were substituted for the words "thirty thousand kilometers" by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 5.
11. These words were substituted for the words "journey by first class by railway" by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. 2.
12. These words were substituted for the words "journey by first class by railway" by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. 2.
13. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 2(b)(ii).
14. These words were substituted for the words "thirty thousand kilometers" by Mah. 32 of 2010, s. 5.
15. These words were substituted for the words "journey by first class by railway" by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. 2.
16. These words were substituted for the words "journey by first class by railway" by Mah. 11 of 2013, s. 2.
17. These words were inserted by Mah. 8 of 2001, s. 2(c).
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