Factsheet
and Reality-check of proposed/actual hike in Salary, Allowances and other
Amenities to MLA(s) in Delhi and in some other States
(A) Existing Salaries, Allowances And Other
Amenities to Delhi MLA(s)
(w.e.f. 04-11-2011)
(w.e.f. 04-11-2011)
1. Salary Rs. 12,000/- per mensem
2. Constituency Allowance Rs. 18,000/- per mensem
3. Secretarial Allowance Rs. 10,000/- per month
4. Conveyance Allowance Rs. 6,000/- per month
5. Telephone Facilities Rs. 8,000/- per month to meet the cost of telephone call charges
6. Daily Allowance Rs. 1,000/- per day (subject to a maximum up to 40 days per year) for attending Assembly session/committee meetings etc.
7. Conveyance Advance Upto Rs. 4,00,000/- (repayable within his office term)
8. Medical Facilities Free medical treatment and/or reimbursement and free accommodation in all hospitals run by the Government and all other panel or referral hospitals empanelled or declared as such by the government in accordance with the Medical Attendance Rules and the DGEHS as amended from time to time on priority basis as available to Group –A officers of the highest grade of the Government, provided that a compulsory monthly contribution shall be levied from every MLA at the same rate as would be payble by a Group-A officer of the highest grade of the Government which shall be recoverable from the monthly salary bill of the MLA.
9. Pension Every ex-Member who has served as Member either of the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi or Member of the erstwhile Metropolitan Council of Delhi or of the erstwhile Delhi State Legislative Assembly as the case may be, shall be entitled for pension of Rs. 7,500/-p.m. for the first term of his membership and an additional pension of Rs. 1,000/- p.m for every successive year of his membership beyond the first term.
10. Family pension After the death of a member during his term of office or an Ex-Member (including Ex-Member of erstwhile Metropolitan Council of delhi and Ex-Member of erstwhile Delhi State Legislative Assembly), pension shall be payable to the surviving spouse during the remaining period of life of such spouse until he/she does not remarry and after his/her death to his/her dependent children so long as such dependent continues to be a dependent, provided that family pension shall be equivalent to one-half of the pension which such Ex-member would have received has he retired. Provided that no such family pension shall be payable to a dependent if such dependent is a sitting member of is drawing pension under section 9.
11. Elect. & Water Facility Reimbursement of the monthly electricity and water consumption charges subject to a maximum of Rs. 4,000/- p.m.
12. Traveling Facilities Reimbursement of actual expenditure annually up to maximum or Rs. 50,000/- on a travel within India for self and dependent members of the family.
13. Reimbursement of Data Entry Operator (Salary) Rs. 30,000/- per mensem (Reimbursable for two Data Entry Operators @ Rs. 15,000/- p.m. to each).
2. Constituency Allowance Rs. 18,000/- per mensem
3. Secretarial Allowance Rs. 10,000/- per month
4. Conveyance Allowance Rs. 6,000/- per month
5. Telephone Facilities Rs. 8,000/- per month to meet the cost of telephone call charges
6. Daily Allowance Rs. 1,000/- per day (subject to a maximum up to 40 days per year) for attending Assembly session/committee meetings etc.
7. Conveyance Advance Upto Rs. 4,00,000/- (repayable within his office term)
8. Medical Facilities Free medical treatment and/or reimbursement and free accommodation in all hospitals run by the Government and all other panel or referral hospitals empanelled or declared as such by the government in accordance with the Medical Attendance Rules and the DGEHS as amended from time to time on priority basis as available to Group –A officers of the highest grade of the Government, provided that a compulsory monthly contribution shall be levied from every MLA at the same rate as would be payble by a Group-A officer of the highest grade of the Government which shall be recoverable from the monthly salary bill of the MLA.
9. Pension Every ex-Member who has served as Member either of the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi or Member of the erstwhile Metropolitan Council of Delhi or of the erstwhile Delhi State Legislative Assembly as the case may be, shall be entitled for pension of Rs. 7,500/-p.m. for the first term of his membership and an additional pension of Rs. 1,000/- p.m for every successive year of his membership beyond the first term.
10. Family pension After the death of a member during his term of office or an Ex-Member (including Ex-Member of erstwhile Metropolitan Council of delhi and Ex-Member of erstwhile Delhi State Legislative Assembly), pension shall be payable to the surviving spouse during the remaining period of life of such spouse until he/she does not remarry and after his/her death to his/her dependent children so long as such dependent continues to be a dependent, provided that family pension shall be equivalent to one-half of the pension which such Ex-member would have received has he retired. Provided that no such family pension shall be payable to a dependent if such dependent is a sitting member of is drawing pension under section 9.
11. Elect. & Water Facility Reimbursement of the monthly electricity and water consumption charges subject to a maximum of Rs. 4,000/- p.m.
12. Traveling Facilities Reimbursement of actual expenditure annually up to maximum or Rs. 50,000/- on a travel within India for self and dependent members of the family.
13. Reimbursement of Data Entry Operator (Salary) Rs. 30,000/- per mensem (Reimbursable for two Data Entry Operators @ Rs. 15,000/- p.m. to each).
Review:
A close scrutiny of above salary, allowances
etc payable to Delhi MLAs reveals that Current “CARRY AT HOME” salary etc of a Delhi MLA is Rs 12000 (twelve
thousand) salary + Rs 4000/- (four thousand) allowance towards electricity
& water facility per month. Rest of
the allowances pertains to expenses incurred by a MLA while discharging the
duties towards the people of the constituency. And according to me they are
highly inadequate to meet the actual expenses which a MLA necessarily has to
incur in the course of performing multifarious duties and functions in the
constituency. However, the most intriguing thing that always flummoxes me is
that how come most of Delhi Ex MLAs and some of the present MLAs kept/keep
enchantingly pompous life style in such a meager monthly pay-out. What holds
good for Delhi legislators also holds valid for legislators in rest of India
and thus, all legislators deserve to be paid adequately? After a recent salary
hike of MLAs in Maharashtra, the CM Devendra Fadnavis said “we want MLAs and
MLCs to work honestly then, we need take care of them and give a good system. Delhi
CM Arvind Kejriwal had also said the same thing.
(B) Proposed hike in Salaries, Allowances and
Other Amenities to Delhi MLA(s) through a Legislative Law pursuant to a Expert
Committee recommendations
Find attached below (4 images) encapsulating the
recommendations of said committee. Also find a table (image) below enumerating
existing and proposed monthly pay-out (salary and allowances) and one-time
allowances through a legislative law payable to Delhi MLAs
(C) Recent Salary etc hike in Himachal Pradesh
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/5-minutes-100-hike-for-himachal-mlas/219322.html
Tribune News Service
Shimla, April 7
The Himachal Assembly took barely five minutes
to pass four Bills enhancing the salaries and emoluments of MLAs and former
legislators by almost 100 per cent, putting an additional burden of Rs 16.52
crore on the exchequer.
No disruptions or walkouts, the Assembly on the
last day of the Budget session saw complete harmony on the issue. The matter
was taken up at 12.55 pm and at 1 pm, all four Bills were passed amidst
thumping of desks. The state legislators will now be among the highest paid in
the country. The salary of the CM and his ministers will be close to Rs 2.5
lakh and that of each MLA about Rs 2.1 lakh.
The MLAs’ daily allowance has been hiked from
Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,800, constituency allowance from Rs 60,000 to Rs 90,000 per
month, office allowance from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 per month and computer/data
entry operator allowance from Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 per month. The travel
reimbursement amount has been raised to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum.
The pension of former MLAs has been raised to
Rs 28,000 per month and additional pension to Rs 1,000 per month for each
successive year after the first term. The limit for travel reimbursement has
been raised to Rs 1.25 lakh.
The
CM will now get Rs 95,000 a month (excluding perks) and his Cabinet colleagues
Rs 80,000. The sumptuary allowance has been raised from Rs 30,000 to Rs 95,000
per month. The free travel reimbursement facility has been raised from Rs 2
lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. The Speaker’s salary will now be Rs 80,000 and the Deputy
Speaker Rs 75,000. Their sumptuary allowance has been increased to Rs 95,000
per month and travel reimbursement to Rs 2.5 lakh. The salaries of CPS have
been enhanced to Rs 65,000.
(D) Recent Salary etc hike in Maharashtra
महाराष्ट्र: विधायकों की सैलरी में 166 प्रतिशत तक की बढ़ोतरी, पूर्व विधायकों की पेंशन भी बढ़ी
मुंबई: महाराष्ट्र विधानमंडल के मानसून सत्र के आखिरी दिन तमाम दलों ने एक राय से विधायकों की सैलरी में 166 प्रतिशत तक की बढ़ोतरी को एकमत से मंजूरी दी. अब महाराष्ट्र में विधायकों को एक लाख 70 हजार रुपये प्रतिमाह वेतन मिलेगा.
अब तक मिलते थे 75 हजार रुपये प्रति माह
महाराष्ट्र में लोकप्रतिनिधि और सरकारी बाबुओं की तनख्वाह में समानता लाने के लिए बीजेपी सरकार ने वेतन बढ़ोतरी का प्रस्ताव रखा था. इसके तहत अब विधिमंडल सदस्यों में पद के अनुसार वेतन का फर्क होगा. मुख्यमंत्री और कैबिनेट मंत्रियों को प्रतिमाह दो लाख रुपये मिलेंगे. जबकि राज्य मंत्रियों को एक लाख 80 हजार और साधारण विधायक को एक लाख 70 हजार रुपये प्रतिमाह वेतन मिलेगा. इससे पहले सभी को हर महीने न्यूनतम 75 हजार रुपये मिलते थे.
पीए की तनख्वाह भी बढ़ी, टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर मंजूर
मौजूदा स्थिति में महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री से लेकर साधारण विधायक की तनख्वाह राज्य के मुख्य सचिव की तनख्वाह की आधे से भी कम थी. शुक्रवार को मंजूर वेतन बढ़ोतरी से जनप्रतिनिधि और सरकारी बाबुओं की तनख्वाह में बना अंतर कम होगा. वैसे विधायकों की सैलरी बढ़ाते हुए सरकार ने उनके पीए की तनख्वाह भी हर महीने 15 हजार से 25 हजार रुपये बढ़ा दी है और साथ में 10 हजार रुपये के वेतन पर टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर रखने को भी मंजूरी दे दी है.
अब तक मिलते थे 75 हजार रुपये प्रति माह
महाराष्ट्र में लोकप्रतिनिधि और सरकारी बाबुओं की तनख्वाह में समानता लाने के लिए बीजेपी सरकार ने वेतन बढ़ोतरी का प्रस्ताव रखा था. इसके तहत अब विधिमंडल सदस्यों में पद के अनुसार वेतन का फर्क होगा. मुख्यमंत्री और कैबिनेट मंत्रियों को प्रतिमाह दो लाख रुपये मिलेंगे. जबकि राज्य मंत्रियों को एक लाख 80 हजार और साधारण विधायक को एक लाख 70 हजार रुपये प्रतिमाह वेतन मिलेगा. इससे पहले सभी को हर महीने न्यूनतम 75 हजार रुपये मिलते थे.
पीए की तनख्वाह भी बढ़ी, टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर मंजूर
मौजूदा स्थिति में महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री से लेकर साधारण विधायक की तनख्वाह राज्य के मुख्य सचिव की तनख्वाह की आधे से भी कम थी. शुक्रवार को मंजूर वेतन बढ़ोतरी से जनप्रतिनिधि और सरकारी बाबुओं की तनख्वाह में बना अंतर कम होगा. वैसे विधायकों की सैलरी बढ़ाते हुए सरकार ने उनके पीए की तनख्वाह भी हर महीने 15 हजार से 25 हजार रुपये बढ़ा दी है और साथ में 10 हजार रुपये के वेतन पर टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर रखने को भी मंजूरी दे दी है.
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पूर्व विधायकों को 40 हजार की जगह 50 हजार रुपये पेंशन
इस बीच, पूर्व विधायकों के पेंशन में बढ़ोतरी करना भी महाराष्ट्र सरकार भूली नहीं है. इस पेंशन को 40 हजार रुपये से 50 हजार रुपये प्रतिमाह किया गया है. साथ ही हर टर्म के लिए अतिरिक्त 10 हजार रुपये प्रतिमाह मिलेंगे. इसी के साथ महाराष्ट्र देश का विधायकों को सर्वाधिक पेंशन देने वाला राज्य बन गया है.
वर्ष 2012 में की गई थी वेतन वृद्धि
इससे पहले विधायकों की सैलरी और पेंशन 2012 में बढ़ाई गई थी. तब इसके खिलाफ पत्रकार एसएम देशमुख ने हाई कोर्ट में याचिका दायर कर इसे रोकने की मांग की थी. हाई कोर्ट ने इस मामले में दखल देने से इनकार कर दिया था.
वैसे शुक्रवार को हुई महाराष्ट्र के विधायकों की वेतन बढ़ोतरी दिल्ली में विधानसभा सदस्यों के बढ़ाए वेतन के मुकाबले कम ही है। दिल्ली में विधायकों को प्रतिमाह 3 लाख रुपये बतौर स्टाइपेंड और एलाउंस दिए जा रहे हैं. (this is plain lie..existing salary etc of Delhi MLAs is much low than what is claimed here as stated above and proposed salary is also not 3 lakh as discernible from a table JPEG image attached below)
(E) Scenario in Haryana (my beloved State)
(a) Facilities/Amenities
to Members under the provisions of “The Haryana Legislative Assembly
(Salary, Allowances
& Pension of Members_ Act, 1975 and Rules framed under Section 9 thereof”
Sr No
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Particulars
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Entitled amount/other relevant
details
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1.
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Salary
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` 30,000/-
P.M.
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2.
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Daily Allowances
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` 1,500/-
per day
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3.
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Other Allowances
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a) Constituency Allowance
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` 30,000/-
per month
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b) Office Allowances
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` 10,000/-
per month
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c) Other Allowance if any
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i) Compensatory Allowances
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` 5,000/-
per month
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ii)
Sumptuary Allowance
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` 5,000/-
per month
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4.
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Secretarial allowance
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A member is entitled to Secretarial allowance @ ` 10,000/-
per mensem which the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat pay to the person
notified by the member to the Secretariat as his Secretary and the person so
notified by the member is to render assistance to him/her at his/her pleasure
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5.
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Telephone
Allowance
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An amount of ` 15,000/-
per month is paid is to a Member provided with a telephone, under the Act.
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6.
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Accommodation
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(i) There are 40 rooms in the MLAs
Hostel, Haryana and charges for One room are ` 25.00
per day including Water & Electricity Charges.
ii) Telephone has also been provided in each room in the MLAs Hostel, Haryana An amount of ` 5/- per day is charged as rent towards local calls. iii) There are 38 MLAs flats, 09 Servant Quarters and 27 Motor Garages for the use of Members. The charges/rent is as under:- a) MLAs Flat @ ` 200/- per month (including furniture charges ) b) Servant quarter @ ` 50.00 per month. c) Motor Garage @ ` 50.00 per month. |
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7.
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Payment of Water/electricity Charges in the MLAs
Flats/SQs/MGs
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The Members are responsible for the payment of Electricity
and Water Charges at their level.
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8.
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Private Accommodation facility during Committee tour
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Every Member is entitled to hire private accommodation
while on tour to other State as a Member of the Committee of Haryana Vidhan
Sabha and claim reimbursement subject to the submission of bill upto ` 5,000/-
per day.
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9.
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Medical Facilities
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Each Members is entitled to such Medical Facilities for
himself and dependent Members of his family including the dependent parents
as are provided to Group ‘A’ Officers before the issuance of notification
dated 06th May, 1986. A member and members of his family may
get medical treatment in case of emergency as indoor patient from a private
hospital/ institution and is also entitled to the facility of reimbursement
of expenditure subject to certain conditions.
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10.
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Advances
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i) Motor Car Advance:
` 10,00,000/-
or anticipated price thereof, whichever is less. He/she can draw second car
advance also on the repayment of first motor car advance along with interest
thereon which may be for a period or five years or less in a tenure of Vidhan
Sabha.
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ii) House Building Advance:
a) ` 40,00,000/- for construction of house or purchasing a built up House/flat. b) ` 1,75,000/- for major repairs to the House of MLA. “Provided that a member who had drawn repayable advance for purchasing a built house or for building a house for the first time, he may draw repayable advance for second time immediately after the completion of recovery of principal amount along with interest on previous advance if:
Provided further that the amount of repayable advance under clauses (a) and
(b) shall not exceed fifty lakhs rupees.”
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11.
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Traveling Allowance for
journey performed on duty
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i)
By Rail/Air
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If a member travels alone or with one companion (spouse or
any other dependent family member), he shall be entitled to travel by rail by
Air Conditioned 1st Class or by air (Executive class) and will be paid an
amount equal to the actual rail fare by Air Conditioned 1st Class or air fare
(Executive class) as the case may be, subject to submission of actual
rail/air tickets.
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ii) By own Car
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` 15/-
per kilometer.
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12.
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Free travel Facilities/Passes
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Every member shall be provided with-
(i) the facility of free travel
which shall entitle him (including members of his/her family) to ravel any
place in India or outside India through any mode of transport. He shall be
reimbursed the actual expenses incurred by him/her for undertaking such
journey subject to a a "maximum of two lac rupees per annum." The
Members are entitled to get advance for performing journey by Air
outside India.
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iii) Two free non-transferable passes, which shall entitle
him and his wife or any other person accompanying him to travel at any time
by any public service vehicle of Haryana State Transport Undertaking
including air conditioned coach and air;
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iii) One free non-transferable
pass, which shall entitle him to travel at any time within the state of
Haryana or the Union Territory of Delhi or the Union Territory of Chandigarh
by any public service vehicle of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation.
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13.
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Facility of Laptop
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All the MLAs including the
CM/Speaker/Ministers/Dy.Speaker/State Ministers/ CPS/PS are provided with a
Laptop at the expenses of this Secretariat for a term
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14.
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Petty Grant
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Every Member shall be given a
petty grant of ` Three
lac per year. Subject to the condition that the entire amount shall be
utilized only within their respective constituencies.
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15.
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Chief Parliamentary Secretary/
Parliamentary Secretary
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(a)
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Salary
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` 50,000/-
P.M
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(b)
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Sumptuary Allowance
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` 12,000/-
P.M
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(c)
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Office Allowance
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` 2,000/-
P.M
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(d)
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Telephone allowance
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` 15,000/-
P.M
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(e)
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Constituency Allowance
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` 30,000/-
P.M
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(f)
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Daily Allowance
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` 1,500/-
per day while on official tour up to ceiling of 15 days in a month.
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(g)
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Petty Grant
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` Three
lac annual.
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(h)
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Free Traveling facility
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` Two
lac annual.
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16.
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Liability to the pay Income Tax
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The
Members Salaries/Allowances shall be exclusive of the tax payable in
respect thereof under any law relating to income-tax for the time being in
force, and such tax shall be borne by the State Government.
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Facilities/Amenities to Ex-members
1.
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Pension/Dearness Allowance to
Ex-MLAs and conditions of admissibility
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a) Minimum qualifying period and
minimum pension.
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Every person shall be paid a
pension of ` 10,000/-
+ `5,000/-
D.P. + Admissible DA per mensem if he served as a member for a period
not exceeding five years and an additional pension of `1,500/- per
mensem for every additional year or part thereof exceeding a period of five
years and if the period of first Assembly membership falls less than the
terms of five years of the Assembly, it will be treated as full period of
five years for the purpose of pension.
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b) Family pension (rate/conditions of admissibility)
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The surviving spouse or after his or her death, the
Children (up to the age of eighteen years) of a Member who was entitled for
drawing pension under the Act, shall be entitled to draw family pension
of ` two
thousand five hundred rupees or fifty percent of the last pension
drawn, whichever is higher, per mensum by the Member"
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c) Admissibility of Dearness
Allowance on Pension/Family Pension
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Every person, who draws pension or family pension or is
entitled to draw the same shall, in addition to the pension or family
pension, as the case may be, admissible under the Act shall be paid dearness
allowance on pensioners of the State Government.
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2.
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Free Facilities to Ex-MLAs in
respect of
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i) Travel
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Every person, who is entitled to pension shall be provided
with:-
a) One free non-transferable pass, which shall entitle him
to travel at any time by any public service vehicle of the Haryana State
Transport Undertaking including Air-Conditioned Coach;
b) One free non-transferable pass, which shall entite
him/her to travel at any time within the State of Haryana or the Union
Territory of Delhi or the Union Territory of Chandigarh by any public service
vehicle of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation.
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ii) Medical
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Each Members is entitled to such
Medical Facilities for himself and dependent Members of his family including
the dependent parents as are provided to Group ‘A’ Officer before the
issuance of notification dated 06th May, 1986. A member and
members of his family may get medical treatment in case of emergency as
indoor patient from a private hospital/institution and is also entitled to
the facility of reimbursement of expenditure subject to certain conditons.
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iii) Accommodation
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Rooms are provided to the Ex-MLAs in the Haryana MLAs
Hostel at Chandigarh subject to their availability.
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iv) Identity Card
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The Ex-MLAs As are also provided Identity cards, which
entitle them to avail various facilities.
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(b) Ex MLAs in Haryana are receiving pension upto
Rs 2,30000/- (two lakh thirty thousand) per month. See below an image
incorporating a factoid about quantum of pension etc receivable by an Ex MLA in
Haryana.
(c) Salaries
and allowances of the Haryana legislators are set for massive increase in Haryana
Salaries and allowances of the Haryana
legislators are set for s massive increase from April 1 with the Vidhan Sabha
today unanimously passing a resolution, clearing decks for a Bill in this
regard in the next session.
In the absence of Congress MLAs, the INLD, BSP
and Independents batted for the “unprecedented” and “tax-free” increase in
salaries, allowance and other fringe benefits, prompting Chief Minister Manohar
Lal Khattar to have at dig at legislators saying, “Today, everyone is beaming
with joy, there is clapping and unprecedented unity is seen (on the issue).”
Three days ago, a House committee was formed
under the chairmanship of BJP chief whip Gian Chand Gupta (Panchkula MLA) to
study the salary structure of other states and recommend increase in salaries
and allowances.
On the concluding day of the of the Budget
Session today, lone BSP MLA Tek Chand Sharma moved a resolution, saying salary
and allowances of the MLAs should be increased in view of the “price rise”.
INLD’s Zakir Hussain seconded the proposal,
saying it was need of the times. Repeatedly
pleading with members, the CM said: “If the House wants, what we can do is when
the next session is convened, let’s say after three months, we can have the
thing (hike) implemented in retrospective effect from April 1.” The members
agreed.
(d) Red
beacons, land for flats to Haryana MLAs recommended
Red
beacons, land for flats to MLAs recommended Published on: Apr 2, 2016, 12:33 AM
Pradeep Sharma Tribune News Service Chandigarh, April 1 The committee
constituted by the Vidhan Sabha to suggest a hike in salaries and allowances of
the MLAs has recommended red beacons atop the vehicles used by the legislators
and allotment of land for flats under group housing in Gurgaon or Panchkula.
Besides, the committee recommended that former Speakers be provided with all
facilities equivalent to the former Chief Ministers . A resolution to hike the
pay and perks of the legislators from April 1 was unanimously passed by the
Vidhan Sabha yesterday paving the way for a Bill in this regard in the next
session. Sources said the committee was of the opinion that as per protocol the
MLAs were above the Chief Secretary, they be provided with red beacon atop one
vehicle. Currently, they are entitled to amber beacon atop their vehicles. In
fact, INLD legislator Zakir Hussain, who was a member of the committee,
yesterday pointed out that purchasing a small flat these days cost anywhere
between Rs 1and Rs 1.5 crore. This had apparently prompted the committee to bat
for the allotment of land for apartments for the legislators under the group
housing scheme either in Panchkula or Gurgaon. Meanwhile, the committee also
recommended several incentives for the former MLAs, including an increase in
pension, family pension, travel in Volvo buses, cash treatment for ex-MLAs and
their dependents and reservation of rooms in state guest and circuit houses @Rs
200 per day. Exemption from income tax on the pattern of the sitting MLAs,
exemption from toll and nomination as the exofficio members of the respective
district grievances committee were other recommendation for the former MLAs
(e) Haryana MLAs exhibit drive, salary up by 60%
(e) Haryana MLAs exhibit drive, salary up by 60%
Pradeep Sharma
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 31
On the last day of the
monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha, the Haryana legislators today unanimously
voted for themselves a hefty pay hike — over 60 per cent —which will take their
monthly salary to Rs 1.5 lakh from the current Rs 95,000. The hike will be
effective from April 1.
Moving the Haryana
Legislative Assembly (Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members) Amendment
Bill, 2016, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram Bilas Sharma cited the ‘rise in
the cost of living’ as the reason for the substantial hike in the monthly
salaries, allowances and fringe benefits to the legislators. The hike will put
an additional burden of over Rs 9 crore on the state exchequer per year.
After revision, the salary
and allowances would include the monthly salary (Rs 40,000, up from Rs 30,000),
constituency allowance (Rs 60,000, up from Rs 30,000), office allowance (Rs
25,000 from Rs 10,000), telephone allowance (Rs 15,000, without any increase)
and sumptuary allowance (Rs 10,000 from Rs 5,000 at present).
However, the ‘tax-free’
salary excluded daily allowance of Rs 2,000 per day (up from Rs 1,500 per
day at present) and Rs 3 lakh per annum free travelling allowance (up from Rs 2
lakh currently paid to the members).
A committee constituted by
the Haryana Assembly under the chairmanship of BJP chief whip Gian Chand Gupta
had recommended an over 100 per cent hike in legislators’ pay and perks in the
last budget session.
The salary hike, ironically, came on a day when the
ruling BJP MLAs made quite a show of coming to the House on bicycles and
rickshaws to promote eco-friendly travel, and also as a symbol of frugality.
Existing and proposed salary etc in Delhi
Expert Committee Report re Delhi MLAs
Pension etc pay-out to Ex MLAs in Haryana
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