<p class="title">Members of Parliament are set to get increased allowances with the Union Cabinet today approving a proposal in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The constituency allowance, furniture allowance and communication expenses of the MPs would go up considerably, sources in the government said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The parliamentary affairs ministry had proposed an increase in the constituency allowance from Rs 45,000 a month to Rs 60,000.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry had also proposed that the one-time furniture allowance be hiked to Rs one lakh from the present Rs 75,000.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced in his budget speech that a permanent mechanism would be set up to revise the salaries of MPs every five years, and it would be linked to inflation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The remuneration of an MP includes a basic salary of Rs 50,000 per month and Rs 45,000 as constituency allowance, apart from other perks. The Centre spends around Rs 2.7 lakh a month on an MP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As of today, excluding the Speaker, the Lok Sabha has 536 MPs, including two nominated from the Anglo-Indian community. There are eight vacancies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Rajya Sabha has 239 members.</p>
<p class="title">Members of Parliament are set to get increased allowances with the Union Cabinet today approving a proposal in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The constituency allowance, furniture allowance and communication expenses of the MPs would go up considerably, sources in the government said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The parliamentary affairs ministry had proposed an increase in the constituency allowance from Rs 45,000 a month to Rs 60,000.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry had also proposed that the one-time furniture allowance be hiked to Rs one lakh from the present Rs 75,000.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced in his budget speech that a permanent mechanism would be set up to revise the salaries of MPs every five years, and it would be linked to inflation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The remuneration of an MP includes a basic salary of Rs 50,000 per month and Rs 45,000 as constituency allowance, apart from other perks. The Centre spends around Rs 2.7 lakh a month on an MP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As of today, excluding the Speaker, the Lok Sabha has 536 MPs, including two nominated from the Anglo-Indian community. There are eight vacancies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Rajya Sabha has 239 members.</p>