Chennai: On Wednesday, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced a significant benefit for Tamil Nadu MLAs. Each MLA will receive official vehicles along with a monthly allowance of ₹ one lakh. This initiative aims to enhance their ability to address public grievances within their 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.
Appropriate amendments will be made to formalise these directives,” Vijay said amidst loud thumping of tables in the House.
