Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced the “one MLA, one pension” scheme. Currently, Punjab MLAs get a pension for each term that they have served.
Under the revised policy, irrespective of the number of terms MLAs serve, they will only get one pension. The pension will be worth Rs. 75,000 a month, according to The Indian Express.
Under the new scheme, the Punjab government will save around Rs 80 crore in five years, which will be redirected towards various welfare schemes for the people, Mann said in a video message on Friday.
Today, we have taken another big decision. The pension formula for Punjab’s MLAs will be changed. MLAs will now be eligible for only one pension.
Thousands of crores of rupees which were being spent on MLA pensions will now be used to benefit the people of Punjab. pic.twitter.com/AdeAmAnR7E
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 25, 2022
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