Overview
- Nitish Kumar was sworn in on November 20 in Patna for a record tenth term as Bihar’s chief minister, following the NDA victory.
- In office, he is reported to draw about Rs 2.5 lakh per month, a figure that includes housing, office and security facilities, with dearness and travel allowances applying.
- For his parliamentary service from 1989 to 2004, the MP pension is calculated at a base Rs 31,000 plus Rs 2,500 for each year beyond five years, yielding about Rs 68,500 before dearness allowance.
- State pension rules provide Rs 45,000 per month after a five‑year legislative term with yearly increments reported at Rs 4,000, and reports put Kumar’s combined MP and legislator pensions near Rs 2.03 lakh monthly.
- Newly elected Bihar MLAs receive a basic Rs 50,000 salary plus allowances for constituency work (Rs 55,000), a personal assistant (Rs 40,000) and stationery (Rs 15,000), Rs 3,000 per sitting, travel coupons up to Rs 4 lakh, concessional vehicle loans up to Rs 25 lakh, government housing in Patna and a Rs 45,000 monthly pension after one full term, with Bihar’s legislative pay sitting below top-paying states such as Telangana, Delhi and Maharashtra.