3. The status and salary of the (1) ministers shall be the same as that of the members of Executive (a) The status and emoluments of Council. Ministers should be identical with those of Executive 4. At least half the number of Councillors, and the Governor Executive Councillors in charge should not have greater power of of reserved subjects (if there control over them than over the be more than one) should be latter. Indians. (b) Whatever power may be given 5. The Budget shall be under the to the Governor-in-Council to control of the Legislature interfere with the decisions of subject to the contribution to the Governor and Ministers on the Government of India, and the ground of their possible during the life-time of the effects on the administration of reformed Councils, to the the reserved subjects, allocation of a fixed sum for corresponding power should be the reserved subjects; and given to the Governor and should fresh taxation be Ministers in respect of necessary, it should be imposed decisions of the by the provincial Governments, Governor-in-Council affecting as a whole for both transferred directly or indirectly the and reserved subjects. administration of the transferred subjects. LEGISLATURE (d) Heads of provincial 1. While holding that the people Governments in the major are ripe for the introduction of provinces should ordinarily be full provincial autonomy the selected from the ranks of Congress is yet prepared with a public men in the United view to facilitating the passage Kingdom. of the Reforms, to leave the departments of Law, Police and (e) No administrative control Justice, (prisons excepted) in over subjects vested in the hands of the Executive provincial Governments should be Government in all provinces for 'reserved' in the central a period of six years. Executive Government particularly in and Judicial Departments must be respect of 'transferred' heads. separated at once. (f) The Government of India 2. The President and the should have no power to make a Vice-President should be elected supplementary levy upon the by the Council. provinces; they may only take loans from the latter on 3. That the proposal to occasions of emergency. institute a Grand Committee shall be dropped. The Provincial (2) This Conference recommends Legislative Council shall that the largest possible number legislate in respect of all of subjects should be included