Odisha govt hikes remuneration, allowance of Panchayat representatives

Bhubaneswar, Mar 12  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced a hike in the remuneration and allowance of panchayat representatives in Odisha.
As per the release from the Chief Minister Office(CMO) the state government will incur an additional expenditure of Rs.162.68 crore for enhancing the remuneration and allowance of the panchayat representatives.
As per the decision of the government, the Zilla Parishad President will get Rs 30,000 per month as against Rs.9380 while the Zilla Parishad vice president will get Rs.20,000 instead of Rs.7040 while the Zilla Parishad members will get Rs.10,000 instead of Rs.3530.
The state government also hiked the daily allowance and sitting fee of Zilla Parishad President , Vice President and members from Rs.300 to Rs.600.
Similarly, the Panchyat Samitee Chairman and Vice Chairman will get the monthly remuneration of Rs.15,000 and Rs.7,500 respectively.
The saranches who were getting Rs.2350 as monthly remuneration will now receive Rs.10,000 and the Naib sarpanch will get a hiked monthly remuneration of Rs.4000 instead of Rs.940.
Panchayat Samitee Chairman, Vice chairman ,Panchayat samiti members, sarpanch and naib sarpanch will get the daily allowance and sitting fee of Rs.480 instead of Rs.240.
The state government also decided to provide Rs 2 lakh as ex-gratia in case of death of the panchayat representative while on duty.
Similarly in case of any accidental mishap of complete disability (Irrecoverable loss of both eyes, hands and feet) an exgratia of Rs.2 lakh will be provided while in case of partially disability (Irrecoverable loss of one eye, one hand or one leg) the ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to the Panchayat representatives.