Chennai, April 26 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced in the State Assembly that the monthly pension for former MLAs and MLCs would be hiked from Rs 30,000 to
Rs 35,000 with effect from April one this year.
Responding to requests made by Deputy Speaker K Pichandi and other members in the House,
Mr Stalin said in deference to the wishes expressed by the members the monthly pension for
former MLAs and MLCs (the Upper House now defunct) would be hiked from the present
Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000, amid thumping of desks by the members of the Treasury benches.
He also announced hike in family pension for them from Rs 15,000 to Rs 17,500, besides
increase in annual medical allowance for Ex-MLAs and MLCs from Rs 75,000 ...