JAMMU, Oct 27:House Committee has recommended doubling the amount paid per month to MLAs from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, substantial hike in pension as well ass increasing housing loan from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 75 lakh and car advance from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.
The Panel has also recommended that necessary amendments be made to increase salaries of the Chief Minister, Speaker, Ministers and the Leader of Opposition.
The Committee proposed that Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Act, 1960 be amended to increase salary of the legislators from Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000 and, in addition, they be paid Constituency Conveyance Allowance at the rate of Rs 1.10 lakh, Rs 30,000 Telephone Allowance, Rs 20,000 Medical Allowance, Rs 30,000 Sumptuary Allowance and Rs 30,000 Secretariat Assistance Allowance, totalling Rs 3 lakh per month as against the current Rs 1.5 lakh.
Committee also proposed the pension and allowances of Rs 1.10 lakh per month.
The Panel suggested amendments in different Acts and relevant rules to revise proportionately the salaries of the Chief Minister, the Speaker, Ministers and the Leader of Opposition.
The Committee unanimously recommended that the proposed amendments should have retrospective effect from November 1, 2024.
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