It was a windfall for 182 Gujarat MLAs who got a 65% hike in their monthly salary. The salary of the MLAs has been raised from just over Rs 70,000 to Rs 1.16 lakh per month. Ministers and those in key posts in the state assembly will draw a monthly salary of Rs 1.32 lakh. The MLAs will get arrears from February 2018. The total burden of arrears on the exchequer will be more than Rs 6 crore.
It was a windfall for 182 Gujarat MLAs who got a 65% hike in their monthly salary. The salary of the MLAs has been raised from just over Rs 70,000 to Rs 1.16 lakh per month. Ministers and those in key posts in the state assembly will draw a monthly salary of Rs 1.32 lakh. The MLAs will get arrears from February 2018. The total burden of arrears on the exchequer will be more than Rs 6 crore.