The Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly which begins on July 4 is about to usher in a wave of happiness for legislators of the Delhi Assembly. A invoice proposing a staggering 66% hike in MLAs’ salaries is about to be tabled after the Centre’s go-ahead to Delhi authorities’s proposal earlier in May. After the proposed hike, the wage of legislators within the nationwide capital will enhance to Rs 90,000 per 30 days from the Rs 54,000 per 30 days, together with month-to-month emoluments, {that a} Delhi MLA at the moment attracts. The wage part alone will enhance from Rs 12,000 per 30 days to Rs 30,000 per 30 days.
The breakup of revised wage and allowances features a fundamental wage of Rs 30,000, constituency allowance of Rs 25,000, secretarial allowance of Rs 15,000, phone allowance of Rs 10,000, and conveyance allowance of Rs 10,000.
Surprisingly, regardless of the hike, legislators within the nationwide capital declare that they may proceed to be among the many lowest paid MLAs in India. Which brings us to the million-dollar query — how a lot cash do MLAs actually make in India, as per official figures? Which state pays the very best to its MLAs and that are the opposite states the place the salaries are comparatively decrease?
Here’s the month-to-month wage of an MLA throughout states in India:
Andhra Pradesh – Rs. 1,25,000
Arunachal Pradesh – Rs. 1,20,000
Assam – Rs. 60,000
Bihar – Rs. 1,65,000
Chhattisgarh – Rs. 1,35,000
Delhi MLA – Rs 90,000 (submit hike)
Goa – Rs. 1,00,000
Gujarat – Rs. 1,27,000
Haryana – Rs. 1,15,000
Himachal Pradesh – Rs. 1,25,000
Jammu & Kashmir – Rs. 1,60,000
Jharkhand – Rs. 1,51,000
Karnataka – Rs. 2,05,000
Kerala – Rs. 43,750
Madhya Pradesh – Rs. 2,10,000
Maharashtra – Rs. 1,60,000
Manipur – Rs. 1,12,500
Meghalaya – Rs. 60,000
Mizoram – Rs. 65,000
Nagaland – Rs. 1,00,000
Odisha – Rs. 1,00,000
Punjab – Rs. 1,10,000
Rajasthan – Rs. 55,000
Sikkim – Rs. 52,000
Tamil Nadu – Rs. 1,13,000
Telangana – Rs. 2,30,000
Tripura – Rs. 48,420
Uttar Pradesh – Rs. 1,87,000
Uttarakhand – Rs. 1,60,000
West Bengal – Rs. 81,870
Puducherry – Rs.1,05,000
As is clear, legislators in Delhi will draw lesser salaries than most of their counterparts in different states. According to the official Telangana legislature web site, the legislators within the state draw Rs 2,30,000 per 30 days, which is the very best MLA wage in India. In Madhya Pradesh, MLAs draw Rs 2,10,000 per 30 days, carefully adopted by Karnataka legislators who draw Rs 2,05,000 per 30 days. On the opposite hand, Kerala MLAs draw the bottom wage among the many lot at Rs 43,200 per 30 days, adopted by Tripura MLAs who earn Rs 48,000 per 30 days.
The salaries of the Members of Parliament, ruled by The Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, is amended each time when the salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament (MP) are both lowered or elevated. An MP attracts a fundamental wage of Rs 1,00,000. The different parts of an MP’s wage contains — constituency allowance of Rs 70,000 and Rs 60,000 of workplace expense allowance. In 2020, a invoice was handed to scale back the salaries and allowances of MPs for a 12 months following the pandemic. The fundamental wage got here all the way down to Rs 70,000 after a 30% lower. The allowances additionally noticed a discount of 30%.
(Salaries sourced from media studies and official state gazette notifications)
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