LAHORE – A private bill seeking raise in the salary of Members ofProvincial Assembly (MPAs) was submitted in Punjab Assembly on Friday.
The bill, submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) member GhazanfarAbbas Cheena, recommended an increase in basic salary along with a raise insix incentives.
The bill recommends enhancing basic salary from Rs18,000 to Rs3,00,000,daily allowance from Rs1000 to Rs4000 and conveyance allowance from Rs600to Rs3000.
Besides this, the bill suggests raise in yearly additional travellingallowance from Rs1,20,000 to Rs5,00,000, monthly house rent from Rs29,000to Rs50,000 and utility allowance from Rs6000 to Rs20,000.
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Moreover, the bill also seeks to increase service allowance from Rs10,000to Rs50,000 while monthly petrol allowance and vehicle repair allowance forstanding committee chairman should be fixed at Rs30,000 and Rs12,000respectively.