State Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary on Thursday introduced 3 bills in the legislative Assembly for revision of salaries and allowances of the Chief Minister, state ministers, MLAs, leader of Opposition, and Speaker.
The salary of the Chief Minister is proposed to be revised to Rs 1,30,000 per month from Rs 90,000. The bill also proposes Parliamentary Allowance to CM of Rs 10,000 per month.
The bill seeks to increase the salary for the cabinet ministers from Rs 80,000 to Rs 1,10,000.
For the Leader of Opposition, the Bill proposes to revise the monthly salary to Rs 1,10,000 per month.
For the Ministers of State, the Bill seeks to revise their salary to Rs 1 lakh per month from Rs 75,000.
The Bill proposes to increase the salary of Deputy Ministers to Rs 95,000 per month from Rs 70,000, while enhancing their Parliamentary Assistance Allowances to Rs 10,000 per month, and the Sumptuary Allowance to Rs 16,000 per month.
The Bill proposes a hike in the salary of MLAs from Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000.
The Assam Speaker’s and Deputy Speaker’s Salaries, Allowances and Amenities Bill, 2018, proposes to revise the salary of the Speaker to Rs 1,20,000 per month.