Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Raises Honorarium for MLAs’ Personal Assistants, Drivers
The Maharashtra government decided to pay more money to personal assistants and drivers working for sitting MLAs.
Personal assistants will now receive Rs 40,000 per month instead of Rs 30,000.
Drivers will receive Rs 30,000 instead of Rs 20,000.
The new amounts apply from August 1, 2026, even though the announcement was made later.
Chandrakant Patil announced the decision.
He said the workers help MLAs with legislative and administrative duties.
A joint committee had recommended considering the increase.
The article uses two different descriptions for Patil’s ministerial position.
Maharashtra increased the monthly honorarium for personal assistants of sitting MLAs from Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000.
Drivers’ monthly honorarium was raised from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000.
The revised rates apply retrospectively from August 1, 2026.
Minister Chandrakant Patil said the decision followed a recommendation from a joint committee.
The article describes Patil as both Higher and Technical Education Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government, sitting MLAs’ personal assistants and drivers, and Minister Chandrakant Patil are involved.
- What
- The government increased the monthly honorarium for personal assistants and drivers of sitting state legislators.
- When
- The revised rates apply retrospectively from August 1, 2026; the announcement was reported on August 19, 2026.
- Where
- Maharashtra, with the report dated from Mumbai.
- Why
- The increase followed a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Legislature Members and was intended to support staff assisting MLAs with legislative and administrative responsibilities.
- Personal assistants’ old honorarium
- Rs 30,000 per month
- Personal assistants’ revised honorarium
- Rs 40,000 per month
- Drivers’ old honorarium
- Rs 20,000 per month
- Drivers’ revised honorarium
- Rs 30,000 per month
- Effective date
- August 1, 2026, retrospectively
- Announcement date
- August 19, 2026
- Legal basis cited
- The Maharashtra Legislature Members’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956