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Remuneration of MPs doubled

By Staff Correspondent
The Jattya Sangsud (Parliament) yesterday unant . mously passed an amendment bill that doubled the remuneration of the MPs and granted lliem pension
Under the amended act an Mi* will gel a remuneration of Taka 6.000 per month while the amount was Taka 3.000 previously.
."he other benefits the Ml's will enjoy In addition lo the remuneration, are Taka 1500 as office expenses. Taka 1.000 Ct month as sumptuary al w^nce. Taka 48.000 per annum as telephone allowance and Taka 30.000 per annum as travelling allowance. Taka 75.000 per annum as discretionary allowance.
Arguments presented by ihe Treasury Bench to pass the bill seeking enhancement of the remuneration and increased benefits lo the MPs
included added responsibility of the MPs as people's representative under a parliamentary form of government and the price hike of essential commodities resulting in Hie increase in the cost of living.
The question uf grunting a pension of Taka 1.000 per month to the MPs was put forward In the House by Awuml League MP Advocate Asaduz zaman. While arguing In favour of this Asaduzzaman said that MPs should be given pension for their contributions In tlie field of politics.
According » another amendment moved tn the House by the ruling party Whip Mah-bubul Alam, the MPs enjoying the said benefits would Include the Prime Minister. Ministers. Ministers of Stale. Deputy Ministers. Leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in
Parliament. Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Whips of the Treasury bench and the Oppo sition Both the amendments moved in the House were accepted unanimously
Under the Members of Parliament (remuneration and allowances) (amendment) Bill. 1992 passed yesterday, the MPs will get their enhanced remuneration and allowances with retrospective effect from July I. 1991 while the clause relating to the pension of the MP* will come into effect from April 4 1991
The MPs will begin receiving the pension of Taka one Uxiusand per month after the five-year term of the present Sungsad is over
Incidentally. the Bill regarding remuneration and allowance was scheduled to be considered In the House last Wednesday, the day it wus introduced in Parliament.
But MPs of both the Treasury bench and the Opposition expressed bitter reaction to the Bill with no-provision of pension for the MPs
The Bill could be passed unanimously yesterday only after un understanding between. the two sides under which ll>c opposition wus allowed lo move an amendment
regarding the pension.
This understanding could pacify the MPs of both sides resulting In tlic passage of the
The House also passed unanimously two amendments brought by the Whip. Mahbubul Alam Tara Mia of the Treasury bench, substituting the explanations relating to import of duty-free car und an allowance of Taka 1500 per annum for maintaining an office in their respective constituencies.
After the amendment J passed by the House Article 3c of the 1973 Act reads as : "A member shall be entitled to Import free of customs duly, sales - tax. development surcharge and Import permit, fee during the whole of his office, one car or jeep of such specification. and on such conditions, as the government may specify in this behalf.
"Explanation. in this Article, "member" shall Include the Prime Minister, the Speaker, the Ministers, the leader of the Opposition, the Deputy Leader of tlic House, the Deputy Speaker, the Chief Whip, the Deputy leader of the Opposition. Ministers of State, the Whips and Deputy Minis ters who are members of parliament".