So, what does an MP have to do? Simply put, there is no job description for him or her. But the MP certainly will take home a neat pay packet. And the Lok Sabha secretariat has come out with a booklet in time now to let the newly elected Lok Sabha members know what all they are entitled to.
The booklet, however, does not suggest that the MP is required by rule to do anything in particular. Of course, the MP is to represent the people in Parliament, take part in debates, raise issues of concern, talk about problems but it is not mandatory. There is no job profile for the MP. The only 'must do' could be what comes as a directive from the party that he belongs to. There is no assessment of the MPs' work, no questions asked what he does or what he does not do and is not really accountable to the people who elect him. That is a question that arises every five years and the voters will have their say.
Now, for something that the newly elected MPs will be interested in. The MP gets a salary of Rs 50,000 per month. In addition, Rs 2,000 per day will be paid as daily allowance when the MP signs the register (when attending Parliament sessions or House committee meetings). The MP is entitled to Rs 45,000 constituency allowance every month (Rs 15,000 for stationery and postage and Rs 30,000 for persons engaged for secretarial assistance). That amount comes to Rs 1.4 lakh per month without taking into account the daily allowance that they will get.
The MP will get rent-free accommodation, air travel and train travel facilities and three landlines and two mobile phones. The free calls entitled to per year is a total of 1.5 lakh calls. The MP can also spend up to Rs 2 lakh for buying a desktop/laptop/palm top, etc and this amount will be refunded.
For the rent-free accommodation that the MP gets in the capital, he or she is entitled to 4,000 kilolitre of water and 50,000 units of electricity per year. An MP also get a loan of Rs 4 lakh to buy a 'conveyance' and that will have to be repaid in installments with a certain amount of interest as applicable.
The MP can also buy durable furniture spending up to Rs 60,000 and non-durable furniture costing up to Rs 15,000.
And here's another 'privilege'. The MP can get the sofa covers and curtains washed every three months!
Source: TimesofIndia
The booklet, however, does not suggest that the MP is required by rule to do anything in particular. Of course, the MP is to represent the people in Parliament, take part in debates, raise issues of concern, talk about problems but it is not mandatory. There is no job profile for the MP. The only 'must do' could be what comes as a directive from the party that he belongs to. There is no assessment of the MPs' work, no questions asked what he does or what he does not do and is not really accountable to the people who elect him. That is a question that arises every five years and the voters will have their say.
Now, for something that the newly elected MPs will be interested in. The MP gets a salary of Rs 50,000 per month. In addition, Rs 2,000 per day will be paid as daily allowance when the MP signs the register (when attending Parliament sessions or House committee meetings). The MP is entitled to Rs 45,000 constituency allowance every month (Rs 15,000 for stationery and postage and Rs 30,000 for persons engaged for secretarial assistance). That amount comes to Rs 1.4 lakh per month without taking into account the daily allowance that they will get.
The MP will get rent-free accommodation, air travel and train travel facilities and three landlines and two mobile phones. The free calls entitled to per year is a total of 1.5 lakh calls. The MP can also spend up to Rs 2 lakh for buying a desktop/laptop/palm top, etc and this amount will be refunded.
For the rent-free accommodation that the MP gets in the capital, he or she is entitled to 4,000 kilolitre of water and 50,000 units of electricity per year. An MP also get a loan of Rs 4 lakh to buy a 'conveyance' and that will have to be repaid in installments with a certain amount of interest as applicable.
The MP can also buy durable furniture spending up to Rs 60,000 and non-durable furniture costing up to Rs 15,000.
And here's another 'privilege'. The MP can get the sofa covers and curtains washed every three months!
Source: TimesofIndia
true ...no job description for an MP and its optional and not a mandatory to raise issues that need to be solved in his locality where he is represented from..
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