Medical allowance for former legislators increased to ₹1 lakh

The medical allowance for former MLAs and former MLCs have been increased by ₹25,000. The Tamil Nadu government has increased the medical allowance they are entitled to from ₹75,000 to ₹1 lakh every financial year.

The revision in the medical allowance would be applicable from April 1 last year. The State government has amended the Tamil Nadu Legislators’ (Medical Attendance and Treatment to Former Members) Rules, 1982 in this regard.

As per the rules, every person, who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council (abolished in 1986) or both, but had ceased to be such Member at any time, shall be entitled to the Medical concessions. They were entitled for a medical allowance of ₹75,000 for every financial year.