Salary of MLAs, ministers hiked in Uttar Pradesh, Check new salary, pension, allowances

The Uttar Pradesh government has hiked the salaries and allowances of MLAs, ministers, and Legislative Council members. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna presented a proposal to hike the salaries and allowances of MLAs, ministers, and Legislative Council members on the last day of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly’s monsoon session. The last time salaries and allowances were increased was 9 years ago. Khanna introduced the ‘Uttar Pradesh State Legislature Member and Minister Comfort Law (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ in the Assembly, which was unanimously passed. This increase will cost the state exchequer Rs 105.21 crore every year.

New salary structure

Allowance/Salary	Earlier Amount	Revised Amount
Basic Salary (MLA/MLC)	₹25,000	₹35,000
Basic Salary (Ministers)	₹40,000	₹50,000
Constituency Allowance	₹50,000	₹75,000
Railway Coupon	₹4.25 lakh	₹5 lakh
Daily Allowance	₹2,000	₹2,500
Public Service Allowance	₹1,500	₹2,000
Secretary Allowance	₹20,000	₹30,000
Medical Allowance	₹30,000	₹45,000
Telephone Allowance	₹6,000	₹9,000

Pension

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister announced several benefits for former legislators. Former Legislative Council members will now get an additional pension of ₹2,000 per month after completing 6 years of service. This extra pension will increase by ₹2,000 every year thereafter. For pension calculations, if a member has served for 6 months or more in a year, it will be counted as a full year.

The family pension has also been raised from ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 per month.

In addition, former MLAs of the state who earlier received railway coupons worth ₹1 lakh annually will now get coupons worth ₹1.5 lakh. Out of this, ₹50,000 can be taken in cash for rail or air travel, while ₹1 lakh can be used for petrol, diesel, or private vehicles. If any amount remains unused, it can later be converted into cash.