Mla salary per month in karnataka

Public information officer breaks salary received by MLAs; social activists point out ‘extra’ money received by MLAs for telephone bills The campaign to elect candidates for 224 Assembly constituencies has gained momentum. All the candidates claim that they are contesting the State Assembly to serve the people of their respective constituencies. None of these candidates, including incumbent MLAs, are telling the voters that they will serve them without availing of salaries and other perks that come to more than Rs 2 lakh per month. Recently, HM Venkatesh, a social activist, has sought information on the salary and allowances being paid to the MLAs by filing a RTI application. According to the reply from LR Chandrasekhar, undersecretary and public information officer of the Accounts Department, each MLA receives Rs 40,000 as salary, Rs 20,000 towards telephone bills, Rs 20,000 towards salary for personal assistant and room boy, Rs 60,000 towards constituency allowance, and Rs 60,000 towards constituency travelling allowance. The total amount each MLA receives per month is Rs 2,05,000. . “It is nothing but a waste of public money. They are getting thousands of rupees towards telephone bills when teleservice providers are offering unlimited phone calls for Rs 500 per month. Why the government has to pay Rs 20,000 towards telephone bills per month?’’ asked Venkatesh. Expressing concern over the wasting of public money by paying salaries and huge amounts of allowances, Prakash ...

• • • • Karnataka MLAs salary: Hefty hike in salary and allowances of Karnataka legislators Karnataka MLAs salary: Hefty hike in salary and allowances of Karnataka legislators Bengaluru, Mar 30: Karnataka legislators today gave themselves a hefty hike in salaries and allowances with the Chief Minister's monthly salary set to jump from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. The salaries The sumptuary allowance has been increased to Rs three lakh per month for both Chief Ministers and the ministers. The salary of MLAs will go up from Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per month under the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill. There is considerable increase in other allowances including conveyence and house rent. The salaries of the Legislative Council Chairman and the Speaker will be Rs 50,000 per month and sumptuary allowance Rs three lakh each. The increase in salaries, pension and allowance of the legislators will entail an additional expenditure of Rs 44 crore per annum and the hike in salaries and allowances of ministers will cast an additional burden to the tune of Rs 3.50 crore per year on government exchequer.

This increase in salary and allowances is also being extended to MLAs, Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Chairman of Legislative Council, chief whips and opposition leaders. The bills pertaining to increase in salary was passed without any debate and it was all over within a few minutes. Though, it must be mentioned that the Opposition has already boycotted legislature session. In fact, a few months MLA cutting across party lines had petitioned the government seeking an increase in salary citing inflationary conditions and current allowances not meeting their daily expenditures. This whole exercise will result in an annual expenditure of Rs 25 crore for the Karnataka government. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.

The steep hike in the salary of MLAs, MLCs, Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Leader of Opposition during the financial crisis triggered from the pandemic has come under criticism with the Aam Aadmi Party taking strong objection to the move. “While salaries of several government department employees have not been paid for several months and they have been protesting on streets, it is shameful that MLAs and Ministers have raised their own wages by 50 to 60 percent,” said Ms Malavika Gubbivani of the Aam Aadmi Party. She said that the scholarship amount for SC/ST students has been pending with the government for the last one year. Outsourced employees’ wages in hostels run by the Social Welfare Department have not been paid for the last six months. The government has been unable to pay the wages of several Gram Panchayat employees for the last two years. “Under such a scenario, it is a national tragedy that those who are supposed to protect the interest of the weaker sections, have utilised the session in Assembly to serve their own self-interest,” charged Ms Gubbivani, in a note here. Last August, when the Delhi Assembly raised the MLA salary to ₹90,000, the BJP strongly opposed it. But now in Karnataka, the salary of MLAs, including all allowances, has been hiked to ₹1,45,000 per month. The salary of Delhi MLAs has been the lowest and even now it is still the lowest in the country. While Delhi MLAs get the lowest salary Karnataka has joined the list of five highes...

__CONFIG_colors_palette____CONFIG_colors_palette__ An MLA may be asked to do up to four different tasks: • Understanding the spirit of current laws, creating new laws, and analysing, discussing, and then supporting or opposing the implementation of new laws are all part of the work of a legislator. • As a Representative of their constituency, a Member can speak up on behalf of people, represent different points of view, or intervene and help solve problems. • A Member of the Legislative Assembly is also a member of an elected party caucus. They may be involved in creating and organising House strategy, supporting the caucus and its choices, and building knowledge in certain subject areas in this role. • The MLA may serve as a Cabinet Minister or an Opposition Critic, depending on their party's political fortunes. An Indian Member of the Legislative Assembly receives the following base pay and various benefits. Basic salary+DA+HRA+Travel Allowances, Constituency Allowances, and other Compensatory Allowances make up a total monthly MLA salary. All of the allowances listed below will not be the same for each state legislator. MLA salaries and allowances vary by state, therefore the information about average monthly salary provided below may not be accurate. However, in India, the average monthly salary of an MLA currently exceeds one lakh rupees. We've included an average salary and many allowances for MLAs in India in the table below. An Indian Member of the Legislative Asse...

Public information officer breaks salary received by MLAs; social activists point out ‘extra’ money received by MLAs for telephone bills The campaign to elect candidates for 224 Assembly constituencies has gained momentum. All the candidates claim that they are contesting the State Assembly to serve the people of their respective constituencies. None of these candidates, including incumbent MLAs, are telling the voters that they will serve them without availing of salaries and other perks that come to more than Rs 2 lakh per month. Recently, HM Venkatesh, a social activist, has sought information on the salary and allowances being paid to the MLAs by filing a RTI application. According to the reply from LR Chandrasekhar, undersecretary and public information officer of the Accounts Department, each MLA receives Rs 40,000 as salary, Rs 20,000 towards telephone bills, Rs 20,000 towards salary for personal assistant and room boy, Rs 60,000 towards constituency allowance, and Rs 60,000 towards constituency travelling allowance. The total amount each MLA receives per month is Rs 2,05,000. . “It is nothing but a waste of public money. They are getting thousands of rupees towards telephone bills when teleservice providers are offering unlimited phone calls for Rs 500 per month. Why the government has to pay Rs 20,000 towards telephone bills per month?’’ asked Venkatesh. Expressing concern over the wasting of public money by paying salaries and huge amounts of allowances, Prakash ...

The steep hike in the salary of MLAs, MLCs, Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Leader of Opposition during the financial crisis triggered from the pandemic has come under criticism with the Aam Aadmi Party taking strong objection to the move. “While salaries of several government department employees have not been paid for several months and they have been protesting on streets, it is shameful that MLAs and Ministers have raised their own wages by 50 to 60 percent,” said Ms Malavika Gubbivani of the Aam Aadmi Party. She said that the scholarship amount for SC/ST students has been pending with the government for the last one year. Outsourced employees’ wages in hostels run by the Social Welfare Department have not been paid for the last six months. The government has been unable to pay the wages of several Gram Panchayat employees for the last two years. “Under such a scenario, it is a national tragedy that those who are supposed to protect the interest of the weaker sections, have utilised the session in Assembly to serve their own self-interest,” charged Ms Gubbivani, in a note here. Last August, when the Delhi Assembly raised the MLA salary to ₹90,000, the BJP strongly opposed it. But now in Karnataka, the salary of MLAs, including all allowances, has been hiked to ₹1,45,000 per month. The salary of Delhi MLAs has been the lowest and even now it is still the lowest in the country. While Delhi MLAs get the lowest salary Karnataka has joined the list of five highes...

• • • • Karnataka MLAs salary: Hefty hike in salary and allowances of Karnataka legislators Karnataka MLAs salary: Hefty hike in salary and allowances of Karnataka legislators Bengaluru, Mar 30: Karnataka legislators today gave themselves a hefty hike in salaries and allowances with the Chief Minister's monthly salary set to jump from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. The salaries The sumptuary allowance has been increased to Rs three lakh per month for both Chief Ministers and the ministers. The salary of MLAs will go up from Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per month under the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill. There is considerable increase in other allowances including conveyence and house rent. The salaries of the Legislative Council Chairman and the Speaker will be Rs 50,000 per month and sumptuary allowance Rs three lakh each. The increase in salaries, pension and allowance of the legislators will entail an additional expenditure of Rs 44 crore per annum and the hike in salaries and allowances of ministers will cast an additional burden to the tune of Rs 3.50 crore per year on government exchequer.

This increase in salary and allowances is also being extended to MLAs, Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Chairman of Legislative Council, chief whips and opposition leaders. The bills pertaining to increase in salary was passed without any debate and it was all over within a few minutes. Though, it must be mentioned that the Opposition has already boycotted legislature session. In fact, a few months MLA cutting across party lines had petitioned the government seeking an increase in salary citing inflationary conditions and current allowances not meeting their daily expenditures. This whole exercise will result in an annual expenditure of Rs 25 crore for the Karnataka government. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.

• • • • Karnataka MLAs salary: Hefty hike in salary and allowances of Karnataka legislators Karnataka MLAs salary: Hefty hike in salary and allowances of Karnataka legislators Bengaluru, Mar 30: Karnataka legislators today gave themselves a hefty hike in salaries and allowances with the Chief Minister's monthly salary set to jump from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. The salaries The sumptuary allowance has been increased to Rs three lakh per month for both Chief Ministers and the ministers. The salary of MLAs will go up from Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per month under the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill. There is considerable increase in other allowances including conveyence and house rent. The salaries of the Legislative Council Chairman and the Speaker will be Rs 50,000 per month and sumptuary allowance Rs three lakh each. The increase in salaries, pension and allowance of the legislators will entail an additional expenditure of Rs 44 crore per annum and the hike in salaries and allowances of ministers will cast an additional burden to the tune of Rs 3.50 crore per year on government exchequer.