Uttarakhand MLA’s to get a salary hike
In Uttarakhand, wages and allowances of MLAs and former MLAs will be increased. On Saturday, the government has introduced an amendment bill in the house.
In order to increase the allowances of the legislators, an Adhoc Committee was formed. The report of the committee was placed in the house three days ago. After this, the cabinet meeting also approved the increase in salaries. The Government has now placed Amendment Bill in the state assembly session being held at Gairsain. If this bill is passed then the wages and allowances of the legislators will increase significantly. Sources claim that salary allowances can increase up to one lakh rupees.
Assembly sources said that in the context of increasing the allowances of legislators and former MLAs, the bill, kept in the house, will be passed on Monday in the House. After passing the bill from the assembly, it will be sent for the governor’s approval.
Currently Rs 1,57,000 are MLA’s allowances
In Uttarakhand the MLAs were already well paid and they are going to be even more richer. In January 2014, the Vijay Bahuguna government increased the salary allowances of the legislators. On the basis of this, about Rs 1,57,000 wages are transferred in the accounts of the legislators per month, while the salary of Speaker and Ministers is more than that. Now the Trivendra Rawat Government is going to increase salaries and allowances.
51 MLA Millionaires in Uttarakhand
According to the Association for Democratic Reform, in this assembly of Uttarakhand, 51 legislators are crorepatis out of a total 69.
These facilities are available to the legislators
The MLAs also have facilities of three lakh coupons (rail and air) in a year. With the medical facility equivalent to class one officer, he and his family also have two mobiles, one telephone, 2000 letter head and 1000 envelopes free and 8-8 lakhs loan facility for the construction of house and the purchase of vehicles.
Uttarakhand MLA and minister salary
MLA: The salary of the MLA to be increased from 10 thousand to between 25 to 30 thousand. Assembly allowance has been recommended to increase the number of 60 thousand to one lakh forty thousand. The allowance of Rs 3 thousand is recommended to be increased to 12 thousand.
Ministers etc.: It is recommended to increase the salary allowances of Ministers more than two times. Speaker, deputy speaker assembly speaker and vice-president have recommended to raise monthly salary from 54 thousand to more than one lakh.