Part VI - The States • Article

Article 186 Simplified: Salaries and allowances of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman

Mandates that the salaries and allowances of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chairman, and Deputy Chairman are determined by the State Legislature by law, and are paid out of the state's Consolidated Fund.

Official Text

There shall be paid to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council, such salaries and allowances as may be respectively fixed by the Legislature of the State by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries and allowances as are specified in the Second Schedule.

Simple Meaning

Explain Like Ten

The state must pay the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chairman, and Deputy Chairman their salaries. The amount is decided by state law, not the government executive.

Student Mode

Provides that the salaries and allowances of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chairman, and Deputy Chairman are fixed by the State Legislature by law and charged directly to the Consolidated Fund of the State.

Example

The State Legislature passes the Salaries and Allowances Act to fix the monthly remuneration and house rent allowances of the Speaker and Chairman, ensuring their financial compensation is secure and independent of executive interference.

Key Takeaway

Presiding officers' salaries are fixed by state law and charged on the state's Consolidated Fund to guarantee their independence.

FAQs

Who determines the salaries of the Speaker and Chairman?

The Legislature of the State by law determines their salaries and allowances.

What is the fallback provision if the State Legislature has not fixed the salaries?

They are paid the salaries and allowances specified in the Second Schedule of the Constitution.

Why are these salaries charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State?

Charging salaries on the Consolidated Fund means they do not require an annual vote in the legislature, protecting presiding officers from executive pressure.

Quiz

Who has the power to fix the salaries of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of a State Assembly?

Answer: The State Legislature by law

If a State Legislature has not yet made a law fixing salaries, which schedule of the Constitution determines them?

Answer: Second Schedule

Salaries of state legislative presiding officers are charged upon the:

Answer: Consolidated Fund of the State