APPENDIX-XVII

(Vide para 13.3)

 

STATEMENT SHOWING THE SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER FACILITIES ADMISSIBLE TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ S.No.   & ITEM                            ADMISSIBILITY _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.  Salary                                       Rs. 4,000/- per month.

2.  Daily Allowance                        Rs. 400/- the MP have to sign the register except on holidays.

3.  Other Allowances                     Constituency Allowance @ Rs. 8,00/- per month and Office Expense Allowance @                                                          Rs. 8,500/- per month, Out of which Rs. 2,500/- should be for expenses on stationery etc.                                                       and Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat may pay upto Rs.6000/- per month to the
                                                     person(s) engaged by the MP for obtaining secretarial assistance.

4.  Telephone                                 1,00,000 free local calls per annum on both the telephones Delhi &Constituency residence
                                                      pooled together, Trunk call bills adjusted within the monetary equivalent of the ceiling of
                                                      1,00,000 local calls per annum.  Excess calls made over and above the quota allowed to
                                                       be adjusted in the next years' quota.

5.  Housing                                     Rent free flats only (including hostel accommodation).  If a Member is allotted bunglow at
                                                      his request, he shall pay (a) Full normal rent if he is entitled to such accommodation; and
                                                      (b) Full normal rent and a non-entitlement charge of Rs. 500/- per month, if he is not so
                                                      entitled.

                                                       Rent free furniture upto the monetary ceiling of Rs. 24,000/- for durable furniture and
                                                       Rs. 6,000/- for non-durable furniture.

                                                       Free Washing of sofa covers and curtains every 3 months.

                                                       Tiles in bathroom, kitchen wherever demanded by MP.

6.  Water and Electricity                  25,000 units of electricity per annum 12500 units each on Light/Power Meters or pooled
                                                       together, Members who have no power meters installed are allowed 25000 units per
                                                       annum on light meter and 2,000 kl. of water per annum beginning January every year.

7.  Medical                                      As available to Grade-I Officers of the Central Government under CGHS.

8.  Conveyance Advance                 1,00,000/- on Interest @ as applicable to the Central Govt. Employees
                                                        recoverable  a maximum period of 5 years not extending beyond the tenure of MP.

9.  Pension to Ex-MP                       (i) Minimum pension of Rs. 2,500/- per month for membership of 4 years or of 2 term of
                                                        Lok Sabha and Rs. 500/- per month for every year in excess of five without any
                                                        maximum  ceiling.

                                                        (ii) In case where the election are not held due to unforseen circumstances like weather
                                                        conditions etc., such as in Ladakh in J&K and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, such period
                                                        should be counted towards their eligibility period for grant of  pension
                                                         (iii)  Pension to all members of the provisional Parliament (Constituent Assembly).
                                                         Minimum Rs. 2,500/- per month.

                                                         (iv) Ex-MPs' pension allowed irrespective of any other pension without any upper limit
                                                          on the aggregate.

10. Pension to the spouse/                  Rs.1,000/- per month for a period of 5 years from the date of death of MP, to the
      dependent of an MP                      spouse, if any, or dependent.
      dying in harness.

11. Travelling Allowance                     RAIL One 1st Class + One II Class fare.
                                                          AIR  One and one-fourth air fare.  Also air fare for one companion in case of a blind/
                                                          physically incapacitated MP.
                                                           STEMER  One and 3/5th of the fare for highest class (without diet).
                                                           ROAD  (i) Rs. 6/- per km. (ii) Minimum Rs. 120/- to/fro from Delhi airport and
                                                           residence at Delhi. (iii) TA by rail or by road during session/committee meetings for to
                                                           and fro journeys between usual place of residence/place of duty to the nearest airport
                                                           even when the places are connected by rail. (iv) TA for air journey(s) during the short
                                                           interval between two sitting of a Departmental related standing Committtee during
                                                           budget session recess, limited to one air fare + DA for the days of absence. (v) Also
                                                           admissible for the journey by road by the spouse of a Member when not
                                                            accompanying  the Member.

12.  Travelling Facility                           (i) Railway passes for MP, and companion-Ac Ii Tier. (ii) Free travel by any railway
                                                             in India in First Class air-conditioned or executive class in all trains by the spouse, if
                                                             any of the member from the usual place of residence of the memeber to Delhi and
                                                              back and if such journey or any part thereof is performed by air from usual place of
                                                              residence of the member to Delhi and back, to an amount equal to the fare by air for
                                                              such journey or part thereof. (iii) To & fro air travel for the MP from Laddakh-for
                                                              Member and spouse/companion. (iv) To and fro air travel facility for Member and
                                                              spouse/companion between the island and the mainland. (v) 32 single air journeys in
                                                              a year from any place to any other place in India.  (vi) Steamer passes for the highest
                                                              class of steamer for MPs and spouse/companion (without diet). (vii) To and fro air
                                                              travel when the usual place of residence is inaccessible by rail, road or steamer,
                                                              between the nearest place in his constituency where there is air service and the
                                                              nearest place having rail service.

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