Chandigarh: Haryana legislators are set to
get a 100 per cent jump in their salary with the state
government today approving the draft of a bill in this regard.
The Haryana Legislative Assembly (Salary, Allowances and
Pension of Members) Second Amendment Bill, 2011, will seek to
double the salary of MLAs to Rs 20,000 per month with effect
from April 1, 2011.
The draft was approved by the state cabinet which met here
under chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
The MLAs are presently drawing a salary of Rs 10,000 after
the last increase effected on September 7, 2010, an official
said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 20:43