Shillong: Meghalaya legislators have received a salary hike of Rs.15,000 but their travel allowance has been cut by Rs.10,000, a minister said Wednesday.
The Meghalaya cabinet late Tuesday hiked the salaries to Rs.20,000 from the existing Rs.5,000. But it slashed travel allowance from Rs.15,000 to Rs.5,000, said Rowell Lyngdoh, the deputy chief minister in charge of parliamentary affairs.
"Actually, we have not hiked the salaries of legislators. It was an internal adjustment to see the salaries of legislators are higher than the pension received by former legislators," he said.
Former legislators of the state carry home a monthly salary of Rs.13,000, including medical allowances.
The monthly total emoluments of the legislators would remain at Rs.1.3 lakh, said Lyngdoh.
IANS
First Published: Wednesday, August 03, 2011, 13:37