Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday approved a substantial hike in the salaries of MLAs, Ministers and the Speaker as also pension for former legislators.

The Assembly passed the revised remuneration bill on the concluding day of the winter session. ADVERTISEMENT

With the passage of the new bill, the salary and pension for both sitting and former MLAs have been increased to Rs 90,000.

As per the measure, the Speaker’s monthly salary goes up to Rs 98,000 from the earlier Rs 40,500, while the sitting allowance increases to Rs 2,000 from Rs 800.

The car allowance for the Speaker goes up to Rs 89,000 from Rs 17,000, and the sumptuary allowance increases to Rs 1.81 lakh from Rs 40,000 per month, official sources said.

As part of the revised pay structure, the Speaker will also rec

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