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I was forwarded this email recently. While just about to hit the delete, button something about salaries and Indian MP’s made me curious. I am not too sure about the authenticity about the figures quoted, but then again, things like this happen only in Indya!
Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)
Monthly Salary: Rs. 12,000
Expense for Constitution / month: Rs. 10,000
Office expenditure per month: Rs. 14,000
Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km): Rs. 48,000
( e.g. For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km)
Daily DA TA during parliament meets: Rs. 500/day
Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free
(For any number of times, all over India )
Charge for Business Class in flights: Free for 40 trips / year
(With wife or P.A.)
Rent for MP hostel at Delhi: Free
Electricitycosts at home:Free up to 50,000 units
Local phone call charge: Free up to 1 ,70,000 calls.
TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year:
Rs. 32,00,000 [i.e. Rs. 2.66 lakh/month]
TOTAL expense for 5 years: Rs.1,60,00,000
For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years: Rs.8,54,40,00,000
(nearly Rs. 855 crores)
A quote comes to mind…
“Salary is no object. I only want enough to keep body and soul apart”.
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