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K'TAKA MLAS' PAY HIKE MAY STRETCH LIQUIDITY
The Morning Standard
|March 06, 2025
Ahead of this year’s budget presentation, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has a gift for legislators: a fat pay hike.
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The details are under wraps, but the revision could be substantial. The Business Advisory Committee, chaired by the chief minister, has approved formalising the hike in the current Assembly session. Undoubtedly, legislators across the political spectrum will welcome it. An MLA’s current monthly pay, perks included, is over ₹3 lakh at present. The decision comes as a surprise, especially when Karnataka is reportedly struggling with its finances, primarily due to the allocation of ₹52,000 crore for its five guarantee schemes. With the last salary revision in 2022, it appears an upgrade was anyway on the agenda, and some MLAs have been pushing for a 30-50 per cent ra
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