Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh has informed that an order has been issued to hike the remuneration of the Mayor, Chairman and Corporators of urban bodies and increase in daily allowance for meetings.
This order has come into effect from the month of April itself.
The remuneration and daily allowances will be given at the increased rate in the month of May.
He told that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced to double the remunerations and allowances.
The mayor of the municipal corporation will now get a remuneration of Rs. 22 thousand and hospitality allowance of Rs. 5 thousand per month.
The chairman (speaker) of the municipal corporation will get a remuneration of Rs. 18,000 per month and hospitality allowance of Rs 2,800 and the corporator (including the nominee and excluding the ex-officio) will get a remuneration of Rs. 12,000 per month.
To participate in the meetings of the corporation and its committees, the mayor, chairman, corporator and the members nominated by the mayor in the ward committee for attending the meeting of the concerned ward committee will be entitled to receive daily allowance at the rate of Rs. . 450 per meeting, which will not exceed Rs. 1800 per month.
The chairman of the municipal council will get a remuneration of Rs. 6,000 and hospitality allowance of Rs 3,600 per month, the vice-chairman will get remuneration of Rs. 4,800 and hospitality allowance of Rs. 1,600 and the corporator (including the nominee and excluding the ex-officio) will get remuneration of Rs. 3,600 per month.
To participate in the meetings of the council and its committees, the chairman, vice-chairman, corporator and the member nominated by the chairman for the concerned ward committees will get a daily allowance at the rate of Rs. 390 per sitting, which will not exceed Rs. 750 per month.
The Chairman of the City Council will get a remuneration of Rs. 4 thousand 800 and hospitality allowance of Rs. 2200 per month, the Vice Chairman will get remuneration of Rs. 4200 and hospitality allowance of Rs. 1600 and the corporator (including the nominee and excluding the ex-officio) will get remuneration of Rs. 2800 per month. For participating in the council and its committees, the chairman, vice-chairman, corporator and the member nominated by the chairman in the ward committee shall get a daily allowance at the rate of Rs. 240 per sitting, which will not exceed Rs. 720 per month.
