Rs1.5b for salaries of new MNAs proposed

The recommendations of a financial budget of Rs1.5 billion for the salaries of the newly elected members of the 16th National Assembly are ready.

The NA’s Cash and Accounts Branch has prepared its proposal. It envisages Rs411.1 million in salaries, Rs130 million in allowances, and Rs891 million in operational expenses.

In terms of perks, 25 business class air tickets, travel vouchers worth Rs300,000, blue passports, as well as free air and railway journey facilities will be available to the NA members.

They will receive thousands of rupees daily for different allowances including TAD, conveyance, special, additional, household, and travelling.

According to details obtained by The Express Tribune, each MNA will receive Rs150,000 as basic salary and Rs38,000 as additional allowances.

Every NA members will be given Rs10,000 in the form of telephone allowance.

Besides, each of them will be handed over Rs8,000 as office allowance.

A sum of Rs15,000 in the form of ad hoc relief and Rs5,000 as additional allowance will also be included in each MNA’s salary.

In addition to the salaries of the newly elected members, other benefits will include a legislative package, according to which each MNA will be entitled to receive a daily and conveyance allowances for attending the session.

The NA members will be able to avail Rs4,800 special, Rs2,800 general and Rs2,000 daily conveyance allowances.

Each member will have the facility of free travel in business class for domestic travel and first class for official trips abroad.

During a session, every member will be given a travelling allowance of Rs150 per kilometre for air travel. For land travel, this allowance will be Rs10 per kilometre.

During duty, a member of the assembly will be entitled to receive a household allowance of Rs2,000 per day.

Each MNA and their family members will be authorised to travel on official passports.

Blue passports will be issued to the members of the assembly and their family members.

An MNA will receive an honorarium of Rs25,000 on becoming the chairperson of a standing committee.
If a member becomes the chairperson of a committee, they will also be given a private secretary, stenographer, deputy messenger and driver.

A committee chairperson will also be provided with a 1,300cc car as well as 600 litres of fuel.