Move Afoot to Further Hike MPs' Salaries


New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI): Government could agree to further hike both salary and allowance of MPs between Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 to placate a section of lawmakers unhappy with the increase proposed by the Cabinet. 
 
This is being talked about in opposition circles after BJP, RJD, SP and JD-U leaders had a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday over the issue.

Opposition sources said government has indicated it would bridge the Rs 30,000 gap between the proposed hike and the demand of RJD, SP, Shiv Sena and Akali Dal to increase it to Rs 80,001, as suggested by a Joint Parliamentary Committee.

"This would be done by further increasing the proposed salary from Rs 50,000 and the rest would be adjusted in allowances given to MPs," an opposition leader claimed.

Meanwhile, government sources said a further increase of Rs 5,000 each in office and constituency allowance has been agreed to by both the treasury and opposition benches. Both the allowances were doubled by the Cabinet from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000.

The Cabinet had given its nod to increase basic salaries of lawmakers from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 per month and hike certain allowances including raising the constituency allowance and office expenses from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000.

NDA Convenor and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav said government should constitute an independent mechanism on the lines of the Pay Commission for government servants to periodically review the salary of MPs and recommend hikes. Yadav also made this demand in the meeting with Mukherjee on Saturday. 

  

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Mon, Aug 23 2010

    Once elected to the Parliament then they are the masters and rulers of India!!What can we do if all political parties unite together to have salary/allowance hike when AAM ADMI STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH PRICE RISE?

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 22 2010

    Why this over-night hue & cry for increament of 500% for MPs? Where they not adjusting with that till date without any crisis? Is it RTI, Lokayuktha, media-exposure etc. which is limiting them from looting the wealth of our country, which they were used to, all these years?
    There should be a strict ethical guidelines for the elected members of our country. Those MPs who are found guilty of enmassing illegal wealth other than their legal means should be severely punised them by cutting their MP salary, travel & other allowances and future pension. I recollect those leaders like Gandhiji, Nehru, Maulana Azad, Lal Bahadhur Shastri, Abdul Kalam, Manmohan Singh etc who inspires us with their low life style and high public services. We have ministers who have forgotten that we have made them what they are today still they could not tolerate us overtaking theirs as well as their govt paid public servant’s govt vehicles. The public should not tolerate the ego & high-handedness of blue-collared public servants as well as elected representatives & ministers.

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