MLA salary hiked to Rs 2.50 lakh per month
(An MLA may employ nine employees)
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| 12-Manipur Legislative Assembly members |
UKHRUL, Mar'26: Monthly salary of the Members of Manipur Legislative Assembly has been hiked to Rs 2,50,000 while the pensions of ex-MLAs have been increased to Rs 70,000.
On February 28, the 10th session of the 11th State Assembly was adjourned, two Bills were passed whereby the monthly salaries of MLAs and Ministers and their allowances were hiked.
The two Bills passed on February 28 are the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Manipur) (13th Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Manipur) (21st Amendment Bill) 2020.
Subsequent upon the passage of the two Bills, monthly salary and allowances of an MLA has climbed to Rs 2.50 lakh.
As per the Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Manipur) (21st Amendment Bill) 2020, monthly salary and allowances of an MLA comprise of salary (Rs 50,000), constituency allowance (Rs 50,000), contingency allowance (Rs 25,000), entertainment allowance (Rs 25,000), telephone allowance (Rs 25,000), secretarial allowance (Rs 50,000) and compensatory allowance (Rs 25,000).
Before the recent amendment Bills were passed, the monthly salary (including allowances) of an MLA was Rs 1,03,000.
The sitting allowance of an MLA is now Rs 2000 if the sitting is held inside the State and Rs 5000 if it is held outside the State.
If an MLA or any member of his/her family goes outside the State for medical treatment, the cost of travelling by air would be borne by the State. In case an ex-MLA or any member of his/her family goes for medical treatment outside the State, he/she would get all the benefits entitled to a Class I officer as per Medical Attendance Rules amended from time to time.
An MLA is also entitled to reimbursement of all the expenditures (less than Rs 3 lakh) incurred during one financial year while going on an official duty outside the State with due permission of the Speaker.
MLAs who are not given the privilege of residential accommodation furnishing are entitled to Rs 2 lakh in one financial year. MLAs are also entitled to loans of Rs 30 lakh for construction of houses or purchasing cars. This loan amount should be repaid from the monthly salary of MLAs or pension of ex-MLAs together with interest fixed by the Government.
In case an MLA or an ex-MLA expires before the loan amount is fully repaid, the unpaid amount may be waived off by the State Government in public interest.
An MLA may employ nine employees of different posts and he/she is entitled to Rs 1,63,107 every month for payment of salaries to his/her staff.
The different posts employable by an MLA are two computer assistants (total monthly salary Rs 39,904), one personal assistant (monthly salary Rs 18,952), one PS or PRO (Rs 18,952), three drivers (total monthly salary Rs 56,313) and two peons (total monthly salary Rs 30,986).
As the State Government initiated necessary measures to do all Government transactions through e-Kuber system, salaries of all employees working under an MLA would be transferred directly to their bank accounts.
Moreover, the State Assembly Secretariat would issue 1200 litres of petrol in a month to each MLA.
Annual increment of MLAs who have been elected more than once has been raised from Rs 2000 to Rs 4000.
As such, an ex-MLA who had been elected twice five years back would get monthly pension of Rs 90,000 (Rs 70,000 plus Rs 20,000, annual increment for five years).
The monthly pension would be higher corresponding to the number of times one is elected to the State Assembly. An ex-MLA who had been elected six times may get monthly pension of Rs 1,90,000.
