Now, Bihar MLAs, MLCs to receive Rs 8,300 monthly telephone allowance

The facilities for members of the Bihar Legislature both MLAs and MLCs have been expanded From now on legislators will receive a monthly telephone allowance of Rs 8300 and they will no longer be required to submit vouchers or bills for reimbursementState Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Thursday presented a copy of the Bihar Legislature Members Salary Allowances and Pension Amendment Rules 2025 in the House formally introducing the new systemUnder this rule legislators may use any number of phone connections whether one or ten with all expenses covered under the fixed monthly amountThis move is being viewed as part of the governments effort to modernise legislative functioningIn another major development Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has approved 11 important bills passed by the LegislatureThe timing of this approval is significant as the enhanced telephone allowance for MLAs and MLCs has already generated sharp political reactionsAmong the approved legislation is the Bihar Appropriation No 3 Bill 2025 which outlines the states financial roadmap and the Bihar GST Amendment Bill 2025 aimed at strengthening the business and taxation frameworkSeveral key bills related to land regulation and administrative reforms have also received assent including the Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Amendment Bill Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Amendment Bill Bihar Agricultural Land Conversion for NonAgricultural Purposes Amendment Bill and Bihar Underground Pipelines Amendment BillWith these bills now becoming law the state government is expected to push ahead with structural and administrative reforms across multiple sectorsToday is the fourth day of the first session of the 18th Bihar Legislative AssemblyThe House proceedings began at 11 amAs soon as the House proceedings began the election for the Deputy Speaker was heldNarendra Narayan Yadav was elected Deputy Speaker for the second timeThe Deputy Speaker was elected unopposed in the presence of Chief Minister Nitish KumarDeputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary proposed Narendra Narayan Yadavs name for Deputy Speaker and was backed by Vijay Kumar ChaudharyJust a single nomination was filed for this postThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever