Salaries Of Parliamentarians

The salaries of supreme court judges are more than those of the president, the prime minister, ministers, federal secretaries and parliamentarians, The News International reported citing the data submitted to the Public Accounts Committee.

The executive order for slashing the salaries of parliamentarians and the voluntary pay cut by the President and Governors, has sent a subtle message down the line to the 200-odd boards, tribunals and commissions, which also draw a salary from the government.

Rs. 1,997 crore was spent towards salaries and perks of parliamentarians in the past four financial years, according to response to an RTI query.

The Supreme Court today said that parliamentarians determining their salary and perks themselves was an "moral" and "ethical issue" and sought for data on how much amount was spent on pension and other facilities provided to former lawmakers.

Why is there no mechanism to decide the salaries of parliamentarians, the Supreme Court asked the government today. The issue has been pending with the centre for the last 12 years, the court said, setting March 6 as the final date for the government to clarify its stand on the matter.

Parliamentarians have reason to cheer -- their basic pay is set to be doubled to Rs 1 lakh from April 1 this year.In the finance bill tabled on Thursday the government proposed that the basic pay of MPs be increased from the current Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.

BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi today strongly criticised his colleagues' demand for a salary hike in view of the continuous disruptions that hobble law-making. He also demanded that the government form an independent body to decide how much salary lawmakers should get.

They want a 100 per cent hike in their salary, but the government does not agree. Now parliamentarians want to compare their pay with that of their counterparts in countries like the US, UK and Germany.

CPM on Thursday said it will oppose a proposal to increase the salaries of MPs as Parliamentarians themselves deciding on their pay hike was "wrong".

The salaries of supreme court judges are more than those of the president, the prime minister, ministers, federal secretaries and parliamentarians, The News International reported citing the data submitted to the Public Accounts Committee.

The executive order for slashing the salaries of parliamentarians and the voluntary pay cut by the President and Governors, has sent a subtle message down the line to the 200-odd boards, tribunals and commissions, which also draw a salary from the government.

Rs. 1,997 crore was spent towards salaries and perks of parliamentarians in the past four financial years, according to response to an RTI query.

The Supreme Court today said that parliamentarians determining their salary and perks themselves was an "moral" and "ethical issue" and sought for data on how much amount was spent on pension and other facilities provided to former lawmakers.

Why is there no mechanism to decide the salaries of parliamentarians, the Supreme Court asked the government today. The issue has been pending with the centre for the last 12 years, the court said, setting March 6 as the final date for the government to clarify its stand on the matter.

Parliamentarians have reason to cheer -- their basic pay is set to be doubled to Rs 1 lakh from April 1 this year.In the finance bill tabled on Thursday the government proposed that the basic pay of MPs be increased from the current Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.

BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi today strongly criticised his colleagues' demand for a salary hike in view of the continuous disruptions that hobble law-making. He also demanded that the government form an independent body to decide how much salary lawmakers should get.

They want a 100 per cent hike in their salary, but the government does not agree. Now parliamentarians want to compare their pay with that of their counterparts in countries like the US, UK and Germany.

CPM on Thursday said it will oppose a proposal to increase the salaries of MPs as Parliamentarians themselves deciding on their pay hike was "wrong".