Jammu, Feb 10: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said it is examining a proposal to enhance the monthly honorarium of Personal Assistants engaged with MLAs.
The Finance Department disclosed this in a written reply to a question raised by Congress legislator Tariq Hameed Karra in the Assembly.
Karra had sought to know whether PAs attached with MLAs have demanded an increase in their monthly honorarium along with entitlements such as TA/DA at par with staff of other parliamentarians, and the timeframe for considering the demand.
In its response, the department stated that a proposal regarding enhancement of monthly honorarium of Personal Assistants engaged with Hon’ble MLAs has been received from the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department and is currently under examination in the Finance Department. (Agencies)
