Prez, PM get pay hike

Prez, PM get pay hike
Nepalnews, 10-Sep-09

The government has increased salaries of top political executives of the country, including the President, the Prime Minister, ministers and lawmakers, Republica daily reported.

The cabinet meeting on September 2 decided to hike the salary of the President, Vice-president, the PM, Deputy PM, CA chairperson, CA vice-chairperson, opposition leader, ministers, state ministers, assistant ministers, chief whip, opposition chief whip, CA committee chairpersons and CA members, the report says quoting unnamed cabinet sources.

The President's salary has increased to Rs 72,800 from Rs 70,000 per month, while the PM's salary has increased to Rs 36,900 from Rs 35,500 per month after the decision.

Likewise, after the pay hike, minsters will get Rs 28,920 and CA members will get Rs 26,110 per month. The salary of CA chairperson has increased from 30,800 to 32,040, while the salaries of CA vice-chairperson and opposition leader both has increased from Rs 27,800 to 28,920.

The President, PM and the ministers also get other allowances and privileges including house rent allowance, cars with drivers, and fuel among others, in addition to the salary.

CA members to consume 300 million in monthly perks

CA members to consume 300 mln in monthly perks
Telegraph Nepal, 3-May08

A latest report published in the Naya Patrika(NP) Daily states that more than 3 crore rupees are required per month for the salary of the Constituent Assembly members in Nepal for the coming two years period during which the CA is to draft a new constitution.

All the 601 members of the CA will receive in total 45 thousand 98 rupees each per month adds NP daily. A colossal amount by any means for a poor and donor driven country like Nepal.

The president of the Constituent Assembly will however, receive net salary of 28 thousand 8 hundred rupees plus 29 thousand rupees for the purpose of the home rent, 2 thousand 5 hundred in miscellaneous, newspaper cost 3 hundred rupees and 2 hundred fifty liters of petrol per month.

Similarly, the vice president of the CA is fixed 24 thousand 3 hundred rupees as a monthly salary. The vice president will receive 6 thousand 7 hundred rupees for the drinking water and electricity purposes; home rent 10 thousand rupees, miscellaneous 1 thousand seven hundred; news papers 3 hundred rupees; petrol 2 hundred liters.

The members of the CA will receive 23 thousand one hundred net salaries; Drinking Water & Electricity one thousand 2 hundred forty eight rupees; Telephone cost 2 thousand rupees; home rent 6 thousand; miscellaneous 1 thousand and newspapers 3 hundred rupees per month.

They CA meeting is to be convened at the BICC (Birendra International Convention Center) at New Baneshwor. The government has already earmarked 1 crore 38 Lakh rupees for replacing old chairs and tables by new ones and repairing the microphones.

At today’s market price, the petrol costs 89 rupees per litre.

The road to a new Nepal thus begins.