Section 18A. Medical facilities.

18-A. Every member of the assembly or the Council, whether or not he holds any office mentioned in clause (i) of section 2, shall be entitled in accordance with such principles as may be prescribed,- (a) to receive a sum of 1[forty five thousand rupees] per mensem in lieu of out-door medical treatment and facilities including medicines provided in a hospital or dispensary established or maintained by the State Government ; (b) to get accommodation and treatment in such hospital, free of charge, for himself and members of his family who may be required to be admitted in the hospital for medical treatment.]