Chennai, In a bonanza to Tamil Nadu MLAs, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced official vehicles and a monthly allowance of ₹ one lakh each to address public grievances in their respective constituencies.
“These measures are aimed at reducing the economic burden on the MLAs, improving transparency, and ensuring that government services reach the grassroots level without corruption. The chief minister, Speaker J C D Prabhakar and the MLAs were pleasantly surprised and smiled when the nervous first-time MLA from Gudiyatham constituency sang in a mellifluous voice. In order to support administrative tasks and vehicle maintenance, the government will provide an allowance of ₹ 75,000 per month, including fuel and driver costs, and ₹ 25,000 per month to hire a personal assistant to help manage constituency work, the CM said. Making an announcement under Rule 110 in the Assembly, Vijay said the new support measures consisting of a vehicle and an allowance for the MLAs will help them travel across their constituencies to address public grievances and monitor government projects without depending on others. Later, the Speaker clarified that the chief minister’s announcements applied to all the MLAs in the 234-member House. Earlier reporting noted: ₹75,000 monthly vehicle allowance, ₹25,000 for office work: TM CM Vijay announces new ‘support measures’ for MLAs Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced official vehicles and a monthly allowance for MLAs to help them tackle public grievances in their respective constituencies. Earlier reporting noted: Making the announcement under Rule 110 in the Assembly, Vijay said government vehicles will be made available for all MLAs to enable them to work in their constituencies. He also said a monthly vehicle allowance of ₹ 75,000 would be provided, besides a monthly assistant allowance of ₹ 25,000 for office work, news agency PTI reported. Earlier reporting noted: Vijay also announced an increase in the procurement price of Aavin milk from ₹ 38 to ₹ 41 per litre, news agency PTI reported.
Appropriate amendments will be made to formalise these directives,” Vijay said amidst loud thumping of tables in the House.
