
Ahead of Bihar polls, more MNREGA sanction power to mukhiyas, PRI allowances increased
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced this at a meeting of mukhiyas and PRIs. The matter is subject to cabinet approval later. Bihar has three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions — village panchayat (8053), panchayat samits (533) and zila parishad (38).
The CM also said allowances of zila parishad president and vice presidents, mukhiyas, sarpanchs and ward members would be increased. Monthly allowance of zila parishad president was increased from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000. A zila parishad vice president's allowance goes up from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15000. A mukhiya's allowance was increased to Rs 7,500 from Rs 5,000.
Panchayati Raj department secretary Manoj Kumar told reporters that a panchayat representative's family would get ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh in case of accident death or normal death in service years.

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