Uttar Pradesh government hikes salary, allowance of legislators, ministers

The Uttar Pradesh government today announced a raise in the salary and perks of legislators, assembly speaker, Council chairman and ministers.

"The government has decided to hike the salary and perks of members in both the Houses to Rs50,000 per month from existing Rs30,000," chief minister Mayawati announced in the legislative assembly and legislative council today.

Till now, an MLA or MLC was getting Rs3,000 as monthly salary, Rs15,000 constituency allowance, Rs6,000 medical allowance and Rs6,000 as secretary allowance.

"Now the members will get monthly salary of Rs8,000, besides 22,000 as constituency allowance, Rs10,000 medical allowance and Rs 10,000 secretary allowance," she said.

The salary of speaker and deputy speaker of the assembly and chairman and deputy chairman of the Council has been hiked to Rs12,000 from existing Rs5,000 per month.

"An allowance of Rs10,000, which they were getting for maintenance of their private house in their home district, has also been hiked to Rs15,000," she said.

The government has increased monthly salary of Cabinet ministers from Rs5,000 to Rs12,000.