Q. Recently which State/UT government has increased MLAs salary up to 66%?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Delhi
d) Ladakh
ANSWER:- c)
RELATED FACTS:-
- Legislators in the Delhi will now draw Rs 90,000 per month as salary and allowances after the AAP government on 3rd August, 2021 approved a 66 per cent hike of ֫the first in the past 10 years in line with the Centre’s suggestions.
- The Kejriwal government expressed discontent that the salary was still among the lowest among the states.
- Adding that the Centre turned down its proposal of hiking the salary to Rs 54,000 and restricted it to Rs 30,000.
- Earlier, the MLAs were drawing Rs 54,000 per month, including Rs 12,000 salary with the remaining amount being allowances on.
- The Kejriwal government had requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that the salary and allowances of Delhi MLAs should be at par with those from other states.
- The hike that comes after a decade was given the nod at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and raises the existing monthly salary and allowances from ₹54,000 to ₹90,000, said a Delhi government statement.
By – ABHISHEK KUMAR
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https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-govt-approves-66-salary-hike-for-mlas-11628000907497.html