Cabinet okays bigwigs’ salary boost: President, PM among others getting maximum 83% pay hike
Ministers, speaker, Chief Justice, SC judges and MPs also getting top-level pay hike
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB)-The remunerations of the President, the Prime Minister, ministers and the high-ups in eight other constitutional posts are getting up to 83 percent raise as the cabinet Monday approved a government proposal for the high-ups’ pay hike.
State ministers, deputy ministers, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Chief Justice and the judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, and Members of Parliament are the other high-profile persons getting the rise in their pay and perks.
The cabinet endorsed the increased remuneration package at its weekly meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The cabinet meeting also decided to increase their allowances, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad told reporters in a press briefing after the meeting.
He said, “The cabinet took the decision in view of the changed economic condition of the country and the recent salary hike for the public’s servants.”
The basic salaries of government officials and employees were raised 52 percent, on average, in the seventh national pay scale implemented recently, fixing the highest salary at Tk 40,000 and the minimum Tk 4,100. The highest increase was 74 percent.
Following implementation of the new pay scale for the highest echelon in the republic, the salaries of the Principal Secretary and the Establishment Secretary will also have an 83 percent increase, Azad said.
The President’s (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1975, The Prime Minister’s (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1975, The Ministers, Ministers of State and deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1973, The Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1974, The Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) Ordinance, and The Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Privileges) Order have to be amended by parliament to implement the changed pay package.
Name Old Remuneration New Remuneration
President Tk 33,400 Tk 61,200
Prime Minister Tk 32,000 Tk 58,600
Minister Tk 29,000 Tk 53,100
State Minister Tk 26,100 Tk 47,800
Deputy Minister Tk 24,650 Tk 45,150
Speaker Tk 31,000 Tk 57,200
Deputy Speaker Tk 29,000 Tk 53,100
Chief Justice Tk 30,500 Tk 56,000
Appellate Division Judge Tk 29,000 Tk 53,100
High Court Division Judge Tk 27,000 Tk 47,000
MP Tk 15,000 Tk 27,500
State ministers, deputy ministers, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Chief Justice and the judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, and Members of Parliament are the other high-profile persons getting the rise in their pay and perks.
The cabinet endorsed the increased remuneration package at its weekly meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The cabinet meeting also decided to increase their allowances, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad told reporters in a press briefing after the meeting.
He said, “The cabinet took the decision in view of the changed economic condition of the country and the recent salary hike for the public’s servants.”
The basic salaries of government officials and employees were raised 52 percent, on average, in the seventh national pay scale implemented recently, fixing the highest salary at Tk 40,000 and the minimum Tk 4,100. The highest increase was 74 percent.
Following implementation of the new pay scale for the highest echelon in the republic, the salaries of the Principal Secretary and the Establishment Secretary will also have an 83 percent increase, Azad said.
The President’s (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1975, The Prime Minister’s (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1975, The Ministers, Ministers of State and deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1973, The Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) Act 1974, The Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) Ordinance, and The Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Privileges) Order have to be amended by parliament to implement the changed pay package.
Name Old Remuneration New Remuneration
President Tk 33,400 Tk 61,200
Prime Minister Tk 32,000 Tk 58,600
Minister Tk 29,000 Tk 53,100
State Minister Tk 26,100 Tk 47,800
Deputy Minister Tk 24,650 Tk 45,150
Speaker Tk 31,000 Tk 57,200
Deputy Speaker Tk 29,000 Tk 53,100
Chief Justice Tk 30,500 Tk 56,000
Appellate Division Judge Tk 29,000 Tk 53,100
High Court Division Judge Tk 27,000 Tk 47,000
MP Tk 15,000 Tk 27,500
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