Section 40
Salary, Allowance, Dashain Expenses And Other Facilities Salary And Allowance
(1) The Employee shall be entitled to the same salary from the day of assumption of his or her post as is receivable by an employee of the similar level of other government service of the Government of Nepal.
(2) Except in the circumstances stipulated in Sections 82 and 83, after the commencement of this Act, each Employee shall be entitled to such an increment in salary as may not be less than the salary of one day of the basic pay scale of the post which he or she is holding, upon completion of one of service. The number of salary increment to be so receivable shall be the same as that of the employee in the civil service. In the event of withholding of increment in salary of any Employee, the concerned official shall mention in writing on which date the increment in salary is to be sanctioned. Provided that the total amount of annual salary increment to
be receivable by the Employee pursuant to this sub-section shall not be more than the amount specified by the Government of Nepal for the concerned class of the civil service.
(3) An amount as determined by the Committee may be provided as an additional facility to the Office-bearers or Employees who are engaged in service while the session or meeting of the Legislature-Parliament or the meeting of Committee is being held and where such Office-bearers or Employees are to be engaged in work overtime such tiffin, food and overtime as well as other allowance as determined by the Committee may be provided to them.
(4) The salary and other facilities of the Employees shall be as determined by the Committee.
(5) Such amount as may be determined by the Committee may, as required, be provided to the Office-bearers or Employees who are engaged in any business of the Legislature-Parliament, in addition to the daily allowance and travelling allowance to which they are entitled pursuant to the laws in force.
(6) The Employee shall receive an amount equivalent to the salary of one month being earned by him or her as the festival expenses each year for the festival which he or she celebrates as per his or her religion, culture and tradition. The Employee may receive payment of such amount once in a financial year on the occasion of the main festival to be celebrated as per his or her religion, culture and tradition.
(7) An Employee who has got retired with entitlement to pension shall be entitled to a sum equivalent to the pension of one month payable to him or her, as the festival expenses.
(8) After budget has been passed by the Legislature- Parliament, the Employee shall each year receive an incentive in an amount equal to the salary of one month being drawn by him or her. Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-section, the term “Employee” shall include an Employee who is serving on deputation in the Secretariat for the business of the Legislature- Parliament.
(9) The provisions relating to medical expenses, disability pension, facilities payable on grounds of mutilation, extra-ordinary\ family pension and gratuity, reward, educational allowances, housing allowance, pension to the offspring, child care allowance and other facilities receivable by the Employees shall be as prescribed.