CM Bhagwant Mann major announcement on pensions
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Newly-elected Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that MLAs and former MLAs in the state will get pension for only one term, irrespective of how many times they win. Even the family pension to elected representatives will also be curtailed.
The fresh announcement came days after Mann announced to fill 25,000 posts in government departments and regularise the services of 35,000 contractual employees in a ‘historic decision.’
“But you will be shocked that those who have been elected MLAs for three, five or even six terms, have been taking away lakhs as pension. They don’t even come to the Vidhan Sabha. The pension they get varies from Rs 3.50 lakh to Rs 5.25 lakh. This burdens the state exchequer. Some of these politicians have even served as members of Parliament and get that pension as well,” he said.
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March 25,2022
