Salary of MLAs: Uttarakhand Assembly Passes Bill Proposing 100% Hike in Salaries
Sources claim that salary allowances can increase up to one lakh rupees. According to the Association for Democratic Reform, in this assembly of Uttarakhand, 51 legislators are crorepatis out of a total 69.
Dehradun, March 26: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Monday passed a bill proposing 100% hike in salaries of MLAs. With the passage of the new bill, wages and allowances of MLAs and former MLAs will be increased in the hill state. Sources claim that salary allowances can increase up to one lakh rupees. On Saturday, the government had introduced an amendment bill in the house. According to the Association for Democratic Reform, in this assembly of Uttarakhand, 51 legislators are crorepatis out of a total 69.
According to a report by Uttarakhand News, the salary of the MLA is likely to be increased from Rs 10,000 to between Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 and the Assembly allowance is likely to go up from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1,40,000. Meanwhile, the other allowance of Rs 3,000 is recommended to be increased to Rs 12,000.
Earlier on Monday, the Congress raised the issue of Lokayukta inside and outside the Uttarakhand Assembly, disrupting the functioning of the state Assembly. A report by PTI states that Congress members created a ruckus in the State Assembly when their demand for a detailed discussion on the issue in the House under Rule 310 was turned down by Speaker Prem Chand Agarwal.
The Opposition said that the state government’s failure to constitute the anti-corruption body was a mockery of its policy of zero tolerance to graft. According to a PTI report, they rushed into the well of the House shouting anti-government slogans and insisted on a debate on the issue under Rule 310 prompting the speaker to adjourn the proceedings twice for half an hour each time.
To recall, an Adhoc Committee was formed to increase the allowances of the legislators. 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.
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