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Art. 186 Part VI: The States

Salaries and Allowances of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman

Exact text — Constitution of India

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.

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

The state-level mirror of Article 97 — ensures these key state presiding officers receive defined compensation, set by the State Legislature itself through ordinary law, with the Second Schedule providing default figures.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This is a routine administrative Article ensuring clear, legally-anchored compensation for these important state legislative offices.

Read alongside this one

Art. 97 — Salaries and Allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 186

Who sets these salaries — the state or the central government?

The STATE Legislature itself, by its own law, sets these figures (unlike some other constitutional matters that require central Parliamentary legislation), reflecting the state's own budgetary autonomy over its own legislature's internal compensation.

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