A bill proposing increases in the salaries, pensions, and allowances of Ministers and MLAs was introduced in the state assembly on Friday, marking the start of the sixth session of the 13th assembly.

The legislation seeks to revise key financial benefits for elected representatives, including a significant hike in salaries and the removal of the four-and-a-half-year service requirement for pension eligibility.

Named “The Salaries, Allowances, Pension and Other Benefits of the Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip and Other Members of the Legislative Assembly (Tripura) (Ninth Amendment), Bill, 2024,” the proposal outlines increased benefits across all major categories.

The bill has drawn public attention and is expected to generate significant discussion in the coming days.