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Short Title - The Rules may be called
the Maharashtra Regulatory Commission (Conditions of service
of Chairperson and Members) Rules, 2000. |
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Definitions
-In these Rule, unless the context otherwise requires;
a. "Act" means the Electricity Regulatory Commissions
Act, 1998(14 of 1998)
b. "Commission" means the Maharashtra Electricity
Regulatory Commission, established under section 17 of the Act;
c. "Compensatory Allowance" means an allowance granted
to a member to meet his personal expenditure necessitated by
the special circumstances of the duty which he performs;
d. "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra;
e. "Member means the Member of the Commission and includes
the Chairperson.
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Pay and allowance to the Chairperson and Members
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(1) The Chairperson shall be paid a salary of rupees of twenty
six thousand per mensem:
Provided that, when the Chairman is a member or past member
of the Union Service or of any State Service the sum total
of his pay and allowances and the amount of pension due to
him shall not exceed the amount of last pay drawn by him while
he was in such service.
(2) A member shall be paid a monthly salary in the pay scale
of rupees 22400-525-24500:
Provided that, the government may, depending upon the circumstances
and solely at its discretion allow the salary of a member
to be fixed at Rs. 26,000/- per mensem.
Provided further that, when a Member holds charge of the office
of the Chairperson for a period of thirty days or more, such
Member shall be paid a presumptive pay at the rate of five
per centum of the presumptive pay of the post of Chairperson,
in addition to his salary as a member:
Provided also that, when such member is a member or past member
of the Union Service or of any State Service, the sum total
of his pay and allowances and the amount of pension due to
him shall not exceed the amount of last pay drawn by him while
he was in such service.
(3) A Member shall be entitled to dearness allowance at the
same rate admissible to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the Government:
Provided that, the Member drawing his service pension shall
not be entitled to any temporary increase in the dearness
allowance in his pension so long as he draws dearness allowance
under these Rules.
(4) A Member shall be entitled to a compensatory local allowance
at the same rate admissible to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the Government.
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Accommodation
to Chairperson and Members -
(1) A Chairperson shall be entitled flat admeasuring 1750 square
feet, or of more area subject to a limit of 3200 square feet,
if available, free of rent.
2 A Member shall be entitled to a rent free accommodation of
the equal area admissible to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the Government;
Provided that in the event of such accommodation not being available
for any reason, the government may take a suitable accommodation
on lease for such member.
Provided further that, if a member is staying in his own house,
he shall be paid a house rent allowance at the same rate admissible
to the officers of the corresponding grade of the Government.
Explanation: - For the purposes of this Rule the term "rent"
shall not include the water and electricity charges.
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Leave -
(1) A Member shall be entitled for carned leave, half pay leave
permissible to the officers of the corresponding grade of the
Government.
2. A Member shall be entitled for earned leave, half pay leave
or commuted leave and extraordinary leave permissible to the
officers of the corresponding grade of the Government, in accordance
with the Pay Rules, applicable to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the Government.
3. A Member shall be entitled for the leave encashment benefit
as permissible to the officers of the corresponding grade of
the Government.
4. The leave at the credit of the member shall lapse on the
date on which he vacates his office:
Provided that, if such member,-
i. has applied for leave and the same has been refused; or
ii. has ascertained, in writing from the sanctioning authority
that, leave, if applied for will be refused, on the ground of
the necessity of public services, the leave shall not lapse.
5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding Rules
or the Maharashtra Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1981, a Member
shall be entitled to an allowance equivalent to the earned leave
to his credit, on the date on which he vacates his offices,
subject to the condition that, the payment of allowance equivalent
to the leave salary shall be limited to earned leave for a maximum
of one hundred fifty days. The allowances equivalent to the
leave salary shall be paid in full in one lumpsum as one time
settlement, on vacating the office.
Explanation: - For the purpose of computation of such
allowance the compensatory local allowance or the house rent
allowance shall not be counted.
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Leave sanctioning authority
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In case of
a. The chairperson, the Miister-in-charge of the Energy Department
of the government.
b. The Member, the Chairperson, shall be the leave sanctioning
authority.
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Pension and Gratuity
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a) A member shall not be entitled for pension for the period
of service rendered by him on the commission.
b) A member shall be entitled to the benefit of gratuity at
the rate of thirty days of pay for each completed year of service
on the commission:
Provided that, such Member should have completed a minimum of
two years of service on the commission.
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Conveyance -
1. A member shall be provided with a chauffer driven car at
the cost of the commission;
2. A member shall be permitted to use the car provided to him
for his private purposes on the same terms and conditions applicable
to the officers of the corresponding grade of the government.
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Traveling allowance
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1. A member shall be entitled to a traveling allowance at the
same rate as applicable to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the government.
2. A member shall be entitled to leave travel concession at
the same rate as admissible to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the government.
3. A member shall not go on foreign tour for his official purposes
unless he has obtained prior permission of the Minister-in-charge
of the Energy Department of Government. In addition to the same
he shall obtain clearance from the central Government, as applicable
to the officers of the corresponding grade of the Government.
The daily allowance and other allowances payable to the member
shall be such as are applicable to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the Government.
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Telephone facilities
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A member shall be provided with a telephone with S.T.D and I.S.D
facilities at his residence, at the cost of the commission.
He may be permitted to retain the same for a maximum period
of two months, after he has vacated his office.
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Medical Treatment -
A member shall be entitled to the medical treatment and hospital
facilities permissible to the officers of the corresponding
grade of the Government. |
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Expenses on official meetings
and entertainment allowance -
1. The chairperson may authorize expenses to be incurred by
the commission on meetings of which tea, coffee and refreshment
might be provided.
2. The chairperson may authorize reasonable expenses on the
entertainment of visitors to the commission. |
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Sumptuary allowance
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1. The chairperson shall be entitled to sumptuary allowance
at the rate of rupees three thousand per mensem.
2. A member shall be entitled to sumptuary allowance at the
rate of rupees two thousand per mensem.
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Other allowances -
A member shall be entitled to such other allowances as are applicable
to the officers of the corresponding grade of the Government.
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Miscellaneous -
s In case of any doubt regarding interpretation of the Rules,
or when express provision has not been made in the Rules about
a particular matter, the same shall be referred to the Government,
whose decision shall be final.
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By order and in the name of the Governor
of Maharashtra. |
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(Dr.Promod
Deo) |
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Secretary to Government |