The Odisha Assembly has a passed a Bill to triple the monthly salary of the Chief Minister, Ministers, and MLAs, and implement a threefold hike in pension of legislators, making the State’s pay and pension structure for elected representatives among the highest in the country.
The provisions of the Bill, passed on Tuesday evening, will be implemented with retrospective effect from June 5, 2024.
The Chief Minister will now draw ₹3.74 lakh per month, comprising salary of ₹1 lakh, car allowance of ₹91,000, and sumptuary allowance of ₹1.83 lakh. The Deputy CM’s revised monthly salary stands at ₹3.68 lakh while Cabinet Ministers will receive ₹3.62 lakh and Ministers of State ₹3.56 lakh. The Speaker’s salary and allowances have been hiked to ₹3.68 lakh. The Deputy Speaker will receive ₹3.56 lakh while the Leader of the Opposition and Government Chief Whip will draw monthly salary of ₹3.62 lakh.
Under the revised pay structure, an MLA will draw ₹3.45 lakh per month against the ₹1.10 lakh in 2007. Basic pay has been hiked from ₹35,000 to ₹90,000, constituency and secretarial allowance from ₹20,000 to ₹75,000, conveyance allowance from ₹15,000 to ₹50,000, fixed allowance from ₹10,000 to ₹50,000, books, journals, and periodicals allowance from ₹2,000 to ₹10,000, electricity allowance from ₹5,000 to ₹20,000, and telephone allowance from ₹8,000 to ₹15,000. Former MLAs will receive monthly pension of over ₹1.20 lakh.
MLAs from Telangana and Maharashtra are among the highest paid people’s representatives in the country with monthly salary of over ₹2.5 lakh.
“During past eight years, salary and pension of MLAs, Leader of the Opposition, Government Chief Whip, and Deputy Government Chief Whip remained unchanged. Taking into account inflation, salaries being paid to MLAs in different States, and the recommendation of the advisory committee of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, it is considered desirable to enhance the salary and allowance,” said State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling.
Published – December 11, 2025 01:46 am IST
