Ahead to set things for a social cause

It’s been happy to share in counting more donors to PAM trust. Recently, had a talk to one of the trustees and have taken it forward to the next level. Following being some of the important points discussed,

• Opening a trust account soon more or less in 4 months
• Making all to create a standing order for easy transfer
• Brain storming on activities under trust
• Inclusion of more donors
• Content/technical assistance etc.,                                                                      

Some of us have come up with few ideas, should discuss and check the viability of implementing them say funding a merit higher secondary student, animal rescue activities etc.,

Hoping to complete all sort of operational things soon. 

So then coming to MP's work profile and opulence ...

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

Rapid younger education

I suffered a time where in I was put in a situation and I supposed to take a decision on the subject of educating an orphan. Me and my friends were discussing in helping a orphan for his/her education. I felt if we aid a child orphan, it generally becomes a long term plan for us to expect him/her to reach out respective needs.

Rather it becomes a easy task to abet a higher educated orphan or financial needy and letting him/her to settle and asking him to aid one/two higher educated orphan and successively passing the same idea among them. I strongly believe this concept will increase the multiplier of young graduate to stand them-self.