The salary and allowances of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) is likely to be doubled from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh per month. The pensionary benefits to ex-legislators will also see a rise. A House Committee has recommended a salary hike from Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000, along with a sharper increase in conveyance, medical, communication, secretarial and sumptuary allowances. A purchasing power hike in pensions and perks like subsidised housing loan, car advance has also been proposed.

The last time that the law makers gave themselves a pay hike was in 2016. Their total renumeration was doubled from Rs 80,000 to Rs Rs 1,60,000. While it generated a lot of public resentment, the hike was not self-gratification. There were good reasons for the increase in legislator renumeration t

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