Srinagar, March 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Thursday that a new Assembly building will be constructed soon, alongside the development of courts equipped for virtual hearings.

Addressing key concerns during the ongoing Budget Session 2025, he emphasised the need to revise MLA salaries, unchanged since 2015, and proposed forming a committee comprising the Leader of Opposition (LOP), Congress, and PDP to align salary revisions with parliamentary norms every five years.

"Officers now have salaries of Rs 3 lakh, while we are stuck in 2015. It's not right," Abdullah said, adding that guidelines for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) under MPLADs should also be updated.

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