2B. Terms of appointment of non-official members shall be as follows. - (i) A non-official member shall hold his office for a period of two years.
(ii) A non-official member shall cease to hold office if he dies, resigns, becomes of unsound mind, becomes insolvent or is convicted by a court of law on a criminal offence involving moral turpitude. (iii) Any vacancy in the membership caused by any reason mentioned in sub-rule (ii) shall be filled by the Government for the unexpired portion of 2 years' term.
(iv) Travelling and daily allowances shall be payable to the non-official members of the Committee at the highest rate admissible to the Government servants of Group A under the rules and orders made by the Central Government and for the time being in force:
Provided that the payment of travelling allowance and daily allowance to a member who is a Member of the Parliament or a Member of a State Legislature shall be regulated in accordance with the Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 or the respective provisions of law pertaining to the Members of the concerned State Legislature.
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