SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND FACILITIES TO MEMBERS AT A GLANCE
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT
NEW DELHI
No. 10/2 LARRDIS/Parly./2014
© 2014 by Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi
Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure
and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and printed
by M/s Jainco Art India, 13/10, W.E.A., Karol Bagh,
New Delhi-110 005.
PREFACE
Article 106 of the Constitution of India provides
that the members of either House of Parliament
shall be entitled to receive such salaries and
allowances as may from time to time be determined
by Parliament by law. The Salary, Allowances and
P
ension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, enacted
in pursuance to the constitutional provision, governs
the salaries and allowances of the members. A
Joint Committee of the two Houses, constituted
from time to time, frame rules, after consultation
with the Government of India, to provide for matters
like medical, housing, telephone facilities, etc. and
for regulating the payment of daily and travelling
allowances under the said Act. The Act and the
rules made thereunder have been amended from
time to time, in keeping with the changing
requirements.
This publication is an attempt to give at one
place salaries, allowances, other entitlements and
all amenities and facilities available to members of
Lok Sabha so that members, especially the newly
elected, could know them at a glance. However,
the information contained in this publication is not
exhaustive and members may consult the concerned
branch of the Secretariat, as indicated at the end
of each entry in bold letters for detailed information.
(i)
I hope the publication will be found informative
and useful by the members. Suggestions for
improvement are welcome.
NEW DELHI;
P.
SREEDHARAN
May 2014
Secretary-General,
V
aisakha, 1936 (Saka)
Lok Sabha
(ii)
CONTENTS
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P
reface ............................................. (i)
CHAPTER I
Salaries, Allowances and other Entitlements
1. Salaries and Allowances ................... 1
2.
T
ravelling Allowance and Travel
Facilities...................................... 2
3. Accommodation ............................. 5
4. Telephone Facilities ........................ 7
5. Water and Electricity ...................... 8
6. Medical Facilities ........................... 9
7. Advance for Purchase of Conveyance... 10
8. Income Tax Facilities ...................... 10
9.
Scheme of Financial Entitlement of
Members of Lok Sabha for Purchase of
Computers.................................... 11
CHAPTER II
Amenities and Facilities
1.
P
ersonal RF Tags/Car Parking Label/
V
ehicle RF Tags/PA/PS Passes/Visitors’
Gallery Passes ............................... 13
(iii)
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2. Transport Facilities
(i)
Ferry Vehicles through Transport
Desk...................................... 16
(ii) T
axis and Scooters outside
P
arliament House Annexe ........... 16
(iii) Rail Booking ............................ 16
(iv) Air Booking ............................. 17
3. Banking Facilities ........................... 17
4. Diplomatic Passport ........................ 18
5. NDMC Liaison Office ....................... 18
6. LPG Service Counter of Oil
Companies.................................... 19
7.
Security Arrangement in Members
R
esidential Localities ...................... 19
8. Army Disposal Vehicles .................... 20
9. Catering Service ............................ 20
10. Kendriya Bhandar ........................... 22
11. Steel Lockers ................................ 22
12. Publications Counter ....................... 23
13. Stationery and Greeting Cards........... 23
14. Gazette of India ............................ 24
15. Club Facilities ............................... 24
16. Post Offices .................................. 25
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CHAPTER III
General Assistance
1. Mode of Payment of Salary, TA/DA to
Members ...................................... 26
2. Stenographic Assistance to Members ... 27
3. Parliamentary Notice Office .............. 27
4. Distribution Branch ......................... 28
5. Legislative Branch .......................... 29
6. Research and Information................. 29
7. Who’s Who Cell—16th Lok Sabha........ 29
8. Parliament Library.......................... 30
9. Members’ Reference Service ............. 32
10. Documentation .............................. 33
11. Press Clipping ............................... 34
12. Reprography Service ....................... 34
13. Audio-visual Service ........................ 35
14. Parliamentary Museum & Archives ...... 36
15.
Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and
T
raining (BPST) .............................. 36
16. Press and Public Relations ................ 38
17. Lok Sabha Television ....................... 38
18. Simultaneous Interpretation Service .... 39
19. Welfare Branch.............................. 39
20. Membership of Indian Parliamentary
Group ......................................... 40
(v)
(vi)
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CHAPTER IV
Committee on Members of Parliament
Local Area Development Scheme ...........
41
CHAPTER V
F
acilities to ex-members of Parliament ...
43
Important Telephone Numbers................. 46
Index................................................ 49
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CHAPTER I
SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND
OTHER ENTITLEMENTS
1. Salaries and Allowances
The Salaries and Allowances of members are
governed by the
Salary, Allowances and Pension
of Members of Parliament Act, 1954,
as
amended from time to time, and the rules made
thereunder.
Monthly Salary
●
Each member of the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha is entitled to receive a salary of
Rs. 50,000/- per month during the whole term
of office.
(The term of office of a member
begins with the date of publication of the
notification by the Election Commission and ends
with the date on which that seat becomes
vacant.)
Daily Allowance
●
Rs. 2,000/- per day for each day of residence
on duty.
(Daily Allowance shall be paid only
when a member signs the register maintained
for the purpose.)
Constituency Allowance
●
Rs. 45,000/- per month.
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Office Expense Allowance
●
Rs. 45,000/- per month.
[Out of these, Rs. 15,000/- for meeting expenses
on stationery items and postage, and Rs. 30,000/-
is paid by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat
to the person(s) as may be engaged by a member
for obtaining secretarial assistance provided
that one such person must be computer literate
as certified by the member.]
[Members Salaries and Allowances (MSA) Branch
Room No. 405, Fourth Floor
P
arliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407
E-mail: msabranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
2. Travelling Allowance (TA) and Travel Facilities
(a) Travelling Allowance
A member is entitled to the following allowances
for the journeys performed for attending a
P
arliament Session or meeting of a Parliamentary
Committee or for the purpose of attending any
other business connected with the duties as a
member from the usual place of residence to
the place of duty and for return journey from
such place to the usual place of residence:
●
By Rail:
One free non-transferable First class
AC or Executive class of any train pass and
one First class and one Second class fare.
●
By Air:
One and one-fourth air fare of the
airlines in which the member travels.
●
By Road:
Rs. 16/- per km.
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(b) Travel Facilities
(i) Air Travel Facility:
Every member has been
given the facility to avail 34 single air journeys
during a year with spouse or any number of
companions or relatives. The spouse/companion
can travel alone eight times in a year to meet
the member. Any journey performed by the
spouse, companions or relatives shall be added
in computing the ceiling of 34 air journeys.
The balance of unused air journeys for a year
shall be carried over to the following year.
A member performing more than 34 air journeys
in a year, is allowed to adjust not exceeding
8 air journeys available for the next year.
(ii) Rail Travel Facility:
A member, on the
strength of the Identity Card, is entitled to travel
at any time by any railway in India in first class
air-conditioned or executive class. The Identity
Card issued to the member is non-transferable.
The Identity Card also entitles the member to
be accompanied by one person in air-conditioned
two-tier, while travelling by rail.
(iii) Facilities for Spouse of a Member:
One
free non-transferable railway pass 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
P
arliament Session subject to 8 such journeys in
a year.
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(iv) 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.
Facilities to Physically Incapacitated Members
A member who is physically incapacitated is
entitled to:
●
By Air:
One additional air fare for the
accompanying person.
●
By Rail:
A companion in the same class in
which the member travels
in lieu
of the
air-conditioned two tier class railway pass.
●
By Road:
One road mileage. A physically
incapacitated member who cannot perform
journey by rail or air, is entitled to road
mileage for the entire journey performed
by road.
[Members Salaries and Allowances (MSA) Branch
Room No. 405, Fourth Floor
P
arliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407
E-mail: msabranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
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3. Accommodation
(i)
T
ransit Accommodation:
●
After every General Election for Lok Sabha,
arrangements are made for stay of newly
elected members temporarily in State
Governments’ Guest Houses/Bhawans,
Hotels, etc. in New Delhi in consultation
with Directorate of Estates, Ministry of Urban
Development. Such accommodation is
treated as transit accommodation.
●
During stay in transit accommodation, a
member shall be provided single suite free
of licence fee till such time regular
accommodation is made available. However,
members will be liable to pay charges for
food and other additional service including
charges of telephone, etc. during their stay
in State Guest Houses/Bhawans, Hotels, etc.
directly to the authorities concerned.
●
On the request of the members, MTNL shall
install a temporary telephone connection in
the transit accommodation and the
telephone calls made during stay in Guest
Houses shall be adjusted against the total
free calls admissible during a year.
(ii)
Regular Accommodation:
●
Each member is entitled to a rent free flat
or hostel accommodation throughout the
term of office. A member allotted housing
accommodation in the form of a Bungalow
on request shall pay full normal licence fee
if entitled to such accommodation.
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●
Members of Lok Sabha or their families can
retain Government Accommodation for a
maximum period of one month after their
term ends or resignation/removal or ceasing
to be a member of Lok Sabha on payment
of the same rent/licence fee, if any, which
they were paying immediately before the
occurrence of any of the events mentioned
above.
●
The family of a deceased member of
P
arliament may retain Government
accommodation for a maximum period of
six months from the date of death of such
a member on payment of the same rent/
licence fee, if any, prior to the occurrence
of aforementioned event.
(iii)
Guest Accommodation:
The guests of members can avail accommodation
at Western Court Hostel, Janpath.
[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402
F
ourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452
E-mail: msbranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
[Western Court, Janpath, New Delhi
T
elephone No.: (011) 23341238]
(iv)
Other Facilities:
Other facilities enjoyed by members include
washing of sofa covers and curtains every three
months; furniture within the monetary ceiling
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of Rs. 60,000 in respect of durable furniture
and Rs. 15,000 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.
[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402
F
ourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452
E-mail: msbranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
4. Telephone Facilities
●
A member is entitled to have three
telephones, out of which at least one
telephone should be installed at residence
or office in Delhi and one at usual place of
residence or a place selected by the member
in the constituency or the State in which
the member resides; the third telephone
can be installed at either of the aforesaid
place.
●
50,000 local calls during a year are free 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 entitled to one mobile
phone connection of MTNL and another
mobile phone connection of MTNL/BSNL or
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any private mobile operator, in case MTNL/
BSNL services are not available, with
national roaming facility for utilization in
the constituency. The calls made from these
mobile phones are adjusted from the above-
mentioned 1,50,000 free local calls available
to the member on three telephones.
●
The 3G facility as offered by MTNL/BSNL is
optional for members. The charges towards
the 3G package as well as additional usage
of facility will be adjustable within the
aforesaid 1,50,000 free calls available to
the member.
[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402
F
ourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452
E-mail: msbranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
[Liaison Officer MTNL/BSNL, Room No. 520
Fifth Floor, Parliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034520, 23014477]
5. Water and Electricity
●
4000 kilolitre of water and 50,000 units of
electricity (25,000 units measured on light
meter and 25,000 units measured on power
meter or pooled together) per annum
beginning from 1 January of every year is
supplied free of cost at the residence
allotted to a member in Delhi/New Delhi or
to a member residing in private
accommodation in Delhi.
●
The unutilized units of electricity and water
are carried over to the subsequent years
and any excess consumption in a particular
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year is adjusted from the units available for
the next year.
[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402
F
ourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452
E-mail: msbranch-lss@sansad.nic.in ]
6. Medical Facilities
●
A Member of Parliament is entitled to same
medical facilities as are available to the
Class-I officers of Central Civil Services,
under Central Government Health Scheme
(CGHS).
●
A First-Aid-Post in the Lobby of the Central
Hall of Parliament House and a Medical
Centre in the basement of Parliament House
Annexe function throughout the year to
render First-Aid to Members of Parliament
and to meet the First-Aid requirement
arising in the precincts of the Parliament
House Complex.
[First-Aid-Post, PH (Central Hall Lounge)
T
elephone No.: (011) 23017275]
●
The Medical Centre has X-Ray, Ultra Sound,
ECG, Pathological Laboratory facilities and
consultation in Cardiac, Dental, Ophthalmic,
ENT, Gynae, Skin, Orthopaedic, Psychiatric
and Surgical Specialities. Apart from this,
the services of Dietician, Paediatrician,
P
hysiotherapist are also available on given
days of the weeks. The Medical Centre
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maintains a record of Health status of each
Member of Parliament.
[Medical Centre, PHA (Basement)
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034100, 23034500]
[Members Services Branch, Room No. 402
F
ourth Floor, Parliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034402, 23034452
E-mail: msbranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
7. Advance for Purchase of Conveyance
●
Upto Rs. 4,00,000/- are advanced to a
member for the purchase of conveyance.
●
R
ecovery of the said advance, together with
interest thereon, as applicable on loan to
Government servants, shall be made from
the salary bill of the member in not more
than 60 equal monthly installments which
shall not extend beyond the tenure of
membership.
[Members Salaries and Allowances (MSA) Branch
Room No. 405, Fourth Floor
P
arliament House Annexe
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23034405, 23034407
E-mail: msabranch-lss@sansad.nic.in]
8. Income Tax Facilities
●
For the purpose of income tax, the salary
and allowances received by member are
taxed under the head “income from other
sources” and consequently, no income-tax
is deducted at source. The daily allowance
and constituency allowance are exempt from
income tax.
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●
An Income Tax Cell is set up by the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue) in the
P
arliament House Annexe throughout the
year in order to assist members in filing
their tax returns and in resolving their
queries relating to the payment of income
tax.
[Income Tax Cell, Ground Floor
P
arliament House Annexe
T
elephone No.: (011) 23034062]
9. Scheme of Financial Entitlement of Members
of Lok Sabha for Purchase of Computers
●
Under the Provision of Computer Equipment
(Members of Lok Sabha) Rules, 2009
(available on the website of Lok Sabha), a
member of Lok Sabha who has been elected
in general election/nominated by the
P
resident or elected in by-election/
nominated by the President and whose
remaining term of Lok Sabha is less than
3 years, is entitled to purchase computer
equipment
i.e.
Desktop, Laptop, Printer,
Scanner, Palmtop, e-Reader etc. within the
monetary ceiling of Rs. 2 Lakh or
Rs. 1,50,000/- as the case may be during
the term of a Lok Sabha. In case a member
prefers to purchase computer equipment
without e-Reader, the financial entitlement
shall be restricted to the amount of
Rs. 1,50,000/- or Rs. 1 Lakh, as the case
may be.
●
Method to be followed for payment/
reimbursement:
The member may ideally
purchase the computer equipment from
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authorized dealers of Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) and pass on the proof
of payment (in original) to the Computer
(Hardware & Software) Management Branch
for reimbursement.
Members may also purchase computer
equipment from the vendors of their choice
by satisfying themselves about the
genuineness of the products, warranty cover
and the quality of after sale service support.
On certification by the Computer (Hardware
& Software) Management Branch, the
Member’s Salaries and Allowances Branch
shall make the reimbursement to the
members.
Alternatively, a member may bring the
proforma invoice for the computer
equipment to be procured. On certification
by the Computer (Hardware & Software)
Management Branch, the Member's Salaries
and Allowances Branch shall make the
payment directly to the authorized dealer/
supplier.
●
On ceasing to be a member, computer
equipment purchased will remain with the
member at the depreciated cost thereof.
[Members’ Query Booth, Room No. G-127
P
arliament Library Building
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23035055, 23794886
or
Computer (HW&SW) Management Branch,
Room No. FB-149, Parliament Library Building
T
elephone Nos.: (011) 23035290, 23035328
E-mail Address: mqb-lss@sansad.nic.in]
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