Tamil Nadu's spiral: From welfare to freebiesTamil Nadu’s welfare model has expanded into a competitive freebie-driven system, with parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All I...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
Centre approves 24% salary hike for MPs: Monthly income rises to Rs 1.24 lakhThe Centre has notified a 24% increase in the salaries, pensions, and allowances of MPs, effective from April 1, 2023. MPs' salaries are no...
25 Mar, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
From Rs 1500 to Rs 1.24 lakh, a look into how salary of MPs changed over the yearsThe Centre has notified a 24% increase in the salaries, pensions, and allowances of Members of Parliament (MPs), effective from April 1, 20...
25 Mar, 2025, 03.28 PM IST
Govt notifies salary, allowance, and pension hike for MPs: Check revised payoutsThe Central Government has notified an increase in MPs' salary, daily allowance, pension, and additional pension, effective from April 1, 2...
24 Mar, 2025, 03.17 PM IST
Will government increase minimum EPS pension amount of Rs 1,000 for pensioners? Here’s what govt saysIn Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi inquired whether the government had received any representations from pensioners under ...
20 Dec, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi against MPs deciding their own salaryMost MPs feel their salaries and emoluments are meagre in comparison to the expenses they incur and there is a need to increase their pay.
03 May, 2016, 06.38 AM IST
MPs want say in deciding their salary and allowancesMPs from most parties today insisted that they should have the final say in determining their salaries and emoluments through a Parliamenta...
08 Oct, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
Parliamentary panel on MPs' salary to revisit recommendationsCurrently an MP gets a basic salary of Rs 50,000, besides Rs 45,000 each toward constituency and office expenses, totalling Rs 1.4 lakh per...
12 Jul, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
BJP reserves views on 100 per cent hike in MPs' salary, says its government's callThe panel has pitched for 100 per cent hike in salary and daily allowances of MPs and 75 per cent raise in pension of ex-MPs apart from fac...
04 Jul, 2015, 07.18 PM IST
Government not willing to accept majority of recommendations on MP's salary hikeGovernment is not willing to accept majority of recommendations related to the hike in salary and allowances of MPs and pension of ex-MPs m...
03 Jul, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
Parliamentarians want an independent body like pay commission to decide on their salariesThe MPs ET talked to insisted that they have to spend a good sum on visitors from their constituency and other visitors.
03 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Parliament panel wants doubling of pay, automatic pay revision mechanism for MPsAt present, sitting MPs get monthly salary of Rs 50,000. The panel has also recommended that the daily allowance of Rs 2,000 should be incr...
02 Jul, 2015, 08.13 PM IST
- Salary issue settled, MPs to get additional 10,000 allowances
The government has agreed to raise monthly allowances of MPs by another 10,000 per month, succumbing to an across-the-board pressure.
24 Aug, 2010, 05.57 AM IST
- Should MPs face mid-term appraisals?
No mechanism in place for voters to recall a non-peforming representative.
21 Dec, 2009, 11.25 AM IST
- Should MPs face mid-term appraisals?
Once a person gets elected to Parliament, he will get his salary and later even draw pension. Should there be a mid-term referendum to judg...
21 Dec, 2009, 09.14 AM IST
- With office of profit, who needs pay hike!
Left parties, which usually oppose any hike in pay-cheques and emoluments of parliamentarians and legislators in any state, found themselve...
23 Aug, 2006, 01.04 AM IST
- Bill on ex-MPs pension hike passed
A bill seeking to increase the minimum pension of former MPs by Rs 500 to Rs 3,000 per month was passed in Lok Sabha with the government as...
15 May, 2002, 05.04 PM IST