THE GOVERNORS (EMOLUMENTS, ALLOWANCES AND PRIVILEGES) ACT, 1982 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 
3.  Emoluments. 
4.  Leave allowance. 
5.  Use and maintenance of official residences. 
6.  Household establishment. 
7.  Medical treatment 
8.  Conveyance. 
9.  Traveling allowance on assumption or vacation of office. 
10.  Allowances for renewing furnishings and for maintenance of official residences. 
11.  Other privileges and allowances. 
12.  Additional expenses. 
12A. Entitlement of ex-Governor to secretarial assistance. 
13.  Power to make rules. 
14.  Validation. 
15.  Saving.
 
 
 
THE GOVERNORS (EMOLUMENTS, ALLOWANCES AND PRIVILEGES) ACT, 1982 

ACT NO. 43 OF 1982 

[28th August, 1982.] 

An Act to determine the emoluments, allowances and privileges of Governors. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1.  Short  title,  extent  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Governors 

(Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***. 
(3)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date2  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

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

3[(a) “ex-Governor” means a person who has been the Governor of a State or two or more States; 

(aa) “Governor” means the Governor, or any person discharging the functions of the Governor, of 

any State or of two or more States;] 

(b) “maintenance”,— 

(i) in relation to official residences, includes the provision of electricity, gas and water; 

(ii)  in  relation  to  motor  vehicles,  includes  the  pay  and  allowances  of  chauffeurs  and  the 

provision of oil and petrol or other fuel; 
(c) “members of the family”, in relation to a Governor, means the 4[spouse, dependent children 

and the dependent parents] of the Governor; 

(d) “official residences”, in relation to a Governor, means such residences as may be specified by 
the President, by notification in the Official Gazette, as the official residences of the Governor and 
includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof; 

(e) “rules” means rules made under this Act; 

(f) “State” does not include a Union territory. 

3. Emoluments.—There shall be paid to every Governor emoluments at the rate of 5[rupees  6[three 

lakh fifty thousand] permensem]: 

Provided that if a Governor, at the time of his appointment,— 

(a) is in receipt of a pension (other than disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous 
service  under  the  Government  of  India  or  any  of  its  predecessor  Governments  or  under  the 
Government of a State or any of its predecessor Governments his emoluments shall be reduced,— 

(i) by the amount of that pension; and 

1. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule 
    (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019). 
2.  1st  April  1987,  vide  notification  No.  G.S.R.  342(E),  dated  30th  March,  1987,  see  Gazette  of  India,  Extraordinary,  Part  II,              

sec. 3(i). 

3. Subs. by Act 8 of 2014, s. 2, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 4-3-2014). 
4. Subs. by Act 1 of 2009, s. 2, for “spouse and the dependent children” (w.e.f. 1-1-2007). 
5. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “rupees thirty-six thousand per mensem” (w.e.f.1-1-2006). 
6. Subs. by Act 13 of 2018, s 161, for “one lakh ten thousand” (w.e.f 1-1-2016).  

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(ii) if he has, before such appointment, received in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him 
in respect of such previous service, the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of 
the pension;1[or] 

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(b)  is  in  receipt  of  any  benefit  by  way  of  contributory  provident  fund,  his  emoluments  shall  be 

reduced by the pension equivalent of such benefit. 

4.  Leave  allowance.—(1)  Subject  to  any  rules  made  in  this  behalf,  the  President  shall  grant  such 

leave to a Governor as he may consider necessary. 

(2) Where a Governor is granted leave by the President, he shall, during the period of such leave, be 

paid leave allowance at such rate as the President may by order determine: 

Provided that such leave allowance shall be reduced to the extent, if any, to which the emoluments of 

the Governor are liable to be reduced under the proviso to section 3. 

5. Use and maintenance of official residences.—A Governor shall be entitled, without payment of 
rent,  to  the  use  of  his  official  residences  throughout  his  term  of  office  and  no  charge  shall  fall  on  the 
Governor personally in respect of the furnishing or the maintenance of such residences. 

6.  Household  establishment.—Subject  to  any  rules  made  in  this  behalf,  no  charge  shall  fall  on  a 
Governor personally in respect of pay, allowances or pension or other emoluments paid to, or facilities 
provided for, the members of the household establishment provided to the Governor. 

7. Medical treatment.—Subject to any rules made in this behalf, a Governor and the members of his 
family  shall  be  entitled  during  the  term  of  his  office  and  thereafter  also,  to  free  medical  attendance, 
accommodation and treatment in the hospitals maintained by the Central Government or the Government 
of any State. 

8.  Conveyance.—(1)  A  Governor  shall  be  entitled  to  use  without  payment  of  rent  or  hire,  such 

number of motor vehicles as the President may by order determine. 

(2) No charge shall fall on a Governor personally in respect of the maintenance of the motor vehicles 

referred to in sub-section (1). 

(3) The  use  of  the  motor vehicles  referred to  in  sub-section (1)  by  the  members  of  the  family  of  a 

Governor shall be regulated by rules made in this behalf. 

9.  Traveling  allowance  on  assumption  or  vacation  of  office.—Subject  to  any  rules  made  in  this 
behalf, a Governor shall be entitled to traveling allowance for himself and the members of his family and 
for the transport of his and his family’s effects— 

(a) in respect of the journey for assuming office from the place where he is ordinarily residing to 

the place of his duty; and 

(b) in respect of the journey on relinquishing office from the place of his duty to the place where 
he  would  ordinarily  reside  thereafter  or  if  he  is  to  take  up  any  other  office  under  the  Government 
(including the office of the Governor of another State) after such relinquishment, to the place of duty 
with respect to such other office. 

10. Allowances for renewing furnishings and for maintenance of official residences.—Subject to 
any rules made in this behalf, a Governor shall be entitled to such allowances for renewing the furnishings 
and for the maintenance of the official residences, as the President may by order determine. 

1. Subs. by Act 1 of 1994, s. 2, for “and” (w.e.f. 1-6-1988). 
2. Sub-clause (iii) omitted by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-6-1988). 

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11.  Other  privileges  and  allowances.—For  the  purpose  of  enabling  a  Governor  to  discharge 

conveniently and with dignity the duties of his office, he shall be— 

(i) entitled to such other privileges as may be prescribed by rules made in this behalf, and 

(ii) paid, subject to any rules made in this behalf, such amount, as the President may, by general 

or special order, determine by way of the following, namely:— 

(a) entertainment allowance; 

(b) hospitality grant; 

(c) household establishment expenses; 

(d) office expenses; 

(e) contract allowance, i.e., an allowance for miscellaneous expenses; 

(f) tour expenses; and 

(g) such other allowances or expenses as may be provided for by rules. 

12. Additional expenses.—(1) Where, in the case of any Governor, the President is satisfied that the 
amount authorised under this Act by way of any allowances or for meeting any expenses with respect to 
any  matter  requires  to  be  increased  or  that  a  need  has  arisen  to  sanction  expenses  with  respect  to  any 
matter for which provision, though permissible, has not been made in the rules made under this Act, he 
may by special order increase such amount or sanction such expenses to such extent as may be specified 
in such order. 

(2) An order may be made under sub-section (1) so as to have retrospective effect. 

(3) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before both 

Houses of Parliament. 

1[12A.  Entitlement  of  ex-Governor  to  secretarial  assistance.—Subject  to  any  rules  made  in  this 
behalf,  the  ex-Governor  shall,  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  be  entitled  to  secretarial  assistance  of  one 
Personal Assistant on reimbursement basis: 

Provided  that  where  such  ex-Governor  is  re-appointed  to  the  office  of  the  Governor  or  elected  to 
Parliament  or  the  State  Legislature  or  appointed  to  any  office  of  profit  under  the  Union  or  a  State 
Government, he shall not be entitled for such secretarial assistance for the period during which he holds 
such office.] 

13. Power to make rules.—(1) The President may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules 

for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions 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) grant of leave to a Governor under Section 4; 

(b) matters relating to the household establishment provided to a Governor under section 6; 

(c)  medical  attendance,  accommodation  and  treatment  of  a  Governor  and  the  members  of  his 

family under section 7; 

(d) the use of motor vehicles by the members of the family of a Governor under sub-section (3) of 

section 8; 

(e) the travelling allowance on assumption or vacation of office of a Governor under section 9; 

1. Ins. by Act 8 of 2014, s. 3 (w.e.f. 4-3-2014). 

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(f)  allowance  for  renewing  the  furnishings  and  for  the  maintenance  of  the  official  residences 

under section 10; 

(g)  the  privileges  to  which  a  Governor  is  entitled  and  the  allowances  or  expenses  payable  to  a 

Governor under section 11; 

1[(h) the manner of providing secretarial assistance and reimbursement under section 12A.] 

(3) Every rule made by the President under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, 
before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days, which  may be 
comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session 
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any 
modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter 
have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule.

14.  Validation.—(1)  Every  special  order  issued,  before  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  by  the 
President  in  regard  to  the  allowances,  expenses  (including  medical  expenses)  or  privileges  of  any 
Governor  (other  than the Governor  of  Nagaland)  shall,  notwithstanding  that such  order  was  made  with 
retrospective effect, or is inconsistent with any general order issued under any law with respect to those 
matters,  be  as  valid  and  effective  as  if  such  special  order  formed  part  of  this  sub-section  and  this  sub-
section had been in force at all material times.

(2) Every general or special order issued, before the commencement of this Act, by the President in 
regard  to  the  allowances,  expenses  (including  medical  expenses)  or  privileges  of  the  Governor  of 
Nagaland  shall,  notwithstanding  that  such  order  was  made  with  retrospective  effect,  be  as  valid  and 
effective as if it formed part of this sub-section and this sub-section had been in force at all material times. 

15.  Saving.—Nothing  contained  in  this  Act  or  the rules  made  thereunder shall have  effect  so  as  to 
diminish the emoluments and allowances of any Governor during his term of office. 

1. Ins. by Act 8 of 2014, s. 4 (w.e.f. 4-3-2014).