Pension for only one term for ex-MLAs as Punjab Assembly passes bill-PTI
Pension for only one term for ex-MLAs as Punjab Assembly passes bill PTI 1 July, 2022 Chandigarh, Jun 30 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly passed a bill on Thursday, whereby a former MLA will get pension for only one term, doing away with the practice of drawing the benefit for each term served by a legislator. The Punjab State Legislature Members (Pension and Medical Facilities Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2022 is aimed at ensuring admissibility of pension to the members of the Assembly for a single term only (irrespective of the number of terms served). However, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa sparred after the bill was tabled in the House on the concluding day of the budget session of the Assembly. The state government is expected to save around Rs 19.53 crore annually on account of providing pension to former MLAs for a single term. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had earlier announced the “one MLA, one pension” concept and said former MLA...