Member of Parliament

The member of Parliament become entitled to certain amenities. The amenities relate to salaries and allowance, travelling facilities, medical facilities, accommodation, telephone etc.

Constituency allowance

Rs 70,000 per month

Office Expense allowance

Rs 60,000 per month

Travelling Allowance

Actual air fare for attending parliament session and return journey
The member whose usual place of residence is within the radius of 300 kms. The member of North – Eastern states are entitled to road mileage form residence to airport
Rs 16 per km
Member’s identity card is entitled to travel at any time by any railway in India in first class air conditioned or executive class.

Spouse of Member

One free non-transferable railway passes to travel in first class air conditioned or executive class in any train, and if travelled by air, an amount equal to the air fare, from the usual place of residence of a Member to Delhi and back during Parliament session subject to 8 such journeys in a year.
The spouse is entitled to travel in first class air conditioned or executive class in all the trains with the Member from any place in India to any other place in India. A Member having no spouse is entitled to accompany with any other person in lieu of spouse in any train in first class air conditioned or executive class from any place in India to any other place in India in addition to the facility already available to the Member in respect of one companion in AC-II tier.

Accommodation ( Member of Parliament )

Members for residential accommodation a separate pool of residences for Members has been established and allotment of residences to Members from this pool is made by the Accommodation Sub-Committee/Chairperson authorized by the House Committee, Lok Sabha.
Every Member is entitled to a licence-fee free flat or hostel accommodation throughout the Member’s term of office. Where a Member is allotted a housing accommodation in the form of a bungalow at the Member’s request, the Members shall pay full normal licence fee, if the Member is entitled to such accommodation

Water bill

40,000 kl per annum without per charges

Electricity bill

50,000 units per annum or 25,000 units on light meter and 25000 units on power meter from 1st January in respect to residence allotted to member in Delhi.
Retention of Residential Accommodation after ceasing to be a Member of Parliament
Members of Lok Sabha or their families can retain Government Accommodation for a maximum period of one month after their retirement, resignation/removal.
The family of a deceased Member of Parliament may retain Government accommodation for a maximum period of six months from the date of death of such a Member
Other facilities enjoyed by Members include washing of sofa covers and curtains every three months; furniture within the monetary ceiling of Rs.80,000 in respect of durable furniture and Rs.20,000 for non-durable furniture, and also 25 per cent remission in the rents on account of any improvement or addition made to it or any additional service provided thereto by way of furniture, electrical equipment and other services.

Telephone Bill

A Member of parliament is entitled to have three telephones without payment of installation and rental charges, out of which at least one telephone should be installed at a member’s residence
50,000 local calls during a year are free to the Member on each of the three telephones. These 50,000 free local calls can be clubbed together which comes to 1,50,000 local calls in a year.
Every Member is also entitled to one mobile phone connection of MTNL and another mobile phone connection of MTNL/BSNL or any private mobile operator, in case MTNL/BSNL services are not available (1,50,000 free local calls available)

FTTH Facility

High speed broadband on the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) with wi-fi services at a member of parliament’s residence in Delhi from the MTNL should not to liable to pay Rs 2000 per month.

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