Dhangadhi, September 11
The Province 7 government has proposed increasing payment for various facilities that ministers and lawmakers in the province are enjoying.
This is the second time the raise is being considered since the formation of government last year. Though the government has not proposed increasing salary in itself, it proposes increasing the amount of other benefits by 10 t0 70 per cent.
The Finance, Development and Natural Resource Committee of Provincial Committee has already endorsed the amendment the government proposed to the provincial law on salary and benefits of officials.
According to members of the Committee, raise has been proposed in various hearings including fuel, house rent and daily allowance among others.
The Committee’s chairperson Dev Raj Pathak has registered the bill for consideration in the Assembly.
