Not much work but lots of perks for Indian MPs

Updated: 27 Dec 2016, 03:04 PM IST

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​ Privileges of a Parliamentarian

The winter session of Parliament got over without scoring anything on key bills. The Lok Sabha ran for a total of 19 hours 26 minutes in 21 days, not even averaging an hour a day, thanks to the ruckus by Parliamentarians.

If you compare that to the perks an Member of Parliament enjoys, it's not a very great output. 

So how much do our MPs make?

Here's the break-up:

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Salary

From a monthly salary of Rs 50,000 to quarterly laundry service worth Rs 75,000, our MPs literally don't spend on anything.

Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha members are entitled to receive a salary of Rs. 50,000/- per month during the whole term of office.

An MP is entitled to a daily allowance of Rs 2000 per day if he or she signs the Parliament register everyday.

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Office expense

A total of Rs 45,000 is entitled to each MP for office expenses. Out of these, Rs 15,000 is for meeting expenses on stationery items and postage, and Rs 30,000 is paid by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat to the person.

Under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), each member can recommend to the concerned District Authority, developmental works to the tune of Rs 5 crore per annum to be taken up within the constituency.
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Travel allowance

A member is entitled to travel allowances if he/she is travelling for official purposes such as to attend a Parliament session or to attend any meeting of Parliamentary committee or on a duty related to his office.

Air travel: MPs pay one and one-fourth of the airfare. Every member can avail of 34 single air trips during a year. The spouse/companion can travel alone eight times in a year to meet the member, which comes under the total of 34 journeys.

By Rail: MPs get one free non-transferable First class AC or Executive class of any train and one First class and one Second class fare.

Road travel - MPs are entitled to Rs 16 per km travelled.


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Free phone calls

Every member is entitled to three phones. Out of which, one must be installed in the house or office in Delhi and one at the MP's usual place of residence.

He/she can have one mobile phone connection of MTNL and another mobile phone connection of MTNL/BSNL or any private mobile operator with national roaming facility. They can make 1,50,000 free local calls in a year. A free 3g connection is also given.





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Canteen

Guess the price of the food available in the canteen?

A veg thali costs Rs 30 and a non veg thali costs Rs 90.

A list of privileges enjoyed by the MPs is here