Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao hinted about the hike of the legislators with the increased cost of living.
Telangana CM has asked TS Legislature secretary Raja Sadaram to work on the modalities before finalising the proposal by the Amenities Committee of Legislature that comprises all part leaders, headed by Speaker S. Madhusudana Chary.
Currently all the MLA and MLC’s gets about Rs 12,000 per month and Rs 83,000 towards allowances and vehicle expenses. CM felt that the present salary of Rs 95,000 is not enough for the legislators as they need to work on both political and non-political assignments, take up extensive tours in their constituency, district and the state capital, some assistance to people in their constituencies, bear expenses on PAs, gunmen, drivers etc.
Mr Rao felt that the legislators cannot meet such expenses unless their salary is hiked to Rs 3 lakh per month. He asked the Legislature secretary to work out the modalities and also study the pattern of salary structure that exists in other legislatures, including the recent hike of MLAs’ salary by the Delhi government.
