Delhi MLAs approved four-fold salary hike on Thursday, after accepting in totality the recommendations made by an independent expert committee, which proposed a monthly payout of Rs. 2.10 lakhs to each Delhi MLA against the existing Rs. 88,000.
Delhi MLAs gets four-fold salary hike!
Despite facing opposition from the BJP MLAs, the bill was introduced and passed by the Delhi assembly with a voice vote. BJP’s Delhi MLAs quoted it not to be the right time for the Delhi MLAs to take an increment. The Opposition leader Vijender Gupta said that, ‘We will abstain from voting for this said bill as we don’t think this is the right time. And, even if you have to introduce it, the increment needs to be lowered’.
The recommendations were proposed by a three-member independent expert committee chaired by PDT Acharya, the former secretary general of Lok Sabha. It was constituted on 21st August, when several MLAs of AAP party complained that they are unable to meet their expenses with the existing pay package. At that time, the party came under severe criticism for getting caught in trappings of power, the very culture they had promised to fight.
The chief whip, speaker, deputy speaker and leader of opposition will be entitled to the salary, entitlements and allowances of a minister of Delhi government.
As Delhi is a Union Territory, all the bills with financial implications needs to be cleared by the Centre. So, they said bill will now be sent to the Centre for its approval.
Once the Centre gives its nod, the basic salary of a Delhi MLA will rise from present Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 50,000, and monthly package will go up to around Rs. 2.10 lakhs.
Similarly, the basic salary of a Delhi minister will increase from present Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 80,000, with monthly emoluments amounting to Rs. 3.60 lakhs from present Rs. 1.20 lakhs.
A massive Rs. 3 lakhs has also been included as annual payout for travel, including foreign trips in it, for the member and dependents. Even, an annual increment of Rs. 5,000 has also been included in the basic salary.
Speaking in favour of the bill, several AAP MLAs said that they were facing problems in meeting the expenses because of their humble backgrounds. Also, many others had left their flourishing careers to be a part of the Janlokpal movement, they said. They have emerged from the anti-corruption movement and have no additional income.
Salaries and allowances of the MLAs vary from state to state. At present, a MLA in Himachal Pradesh with Rs. 1.25 lakhs a month is paid the most; while a MLA in Odisha is paid the lowest in the country, with Rs. 20,000 a month.
Source: TOI
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