It is well known that our MPs enjoy a number of privileges that come with the job, be it subsidized food or convenient travel. So when a panel recommends a further hike to these benefits, it is sure to catch the attention of many.
A Parliamentary panel, headed by BJP MP Yogi Adityanath, has proposed a series of recommendations to the benefits pacakge of current and former members of Parliament. The joint committee suggested around 60 recommendations which have been submitted to the government, according to a report by The Times of India.
The recommendations include a 100% salary hike for all MPs and a 77% hike in the pension of former MPs. In addition, it includes a substantial increase in daily allowances and travel fares. It also proposes an automatic pay revision mechanism for parliamentarians similar to the pay commission for government employees, continues thereport.
Here are the salient features of what our MPs want as opposed the benefits they already have.
