Mamata Banerjee has announced a big salary hike for all MLAs in West Bengal.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a huge hike of Rs 40,000 per month in salaries of all MLAs of West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee, who made the announcement in the Bengal Assembly, said there will, however, be no revision in the salary of the Chief Minister as she has not been drawing any salary for a long time.
"The salary of MLAs of the West Bengal Assembly is very less compared to that of other states. So it has been decided that their salaries will be hiked by Rs 40,000 per month, " she said.
Mamata Banerjee, however, didn't give a breakup of the actual salaries of the lawmakers after the hike including all allowances and extra pay as members of the various standing committees.
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