Indian cabinet hikes MPs' perks, salary raise unaltered
The union cabinet yesterday decided to further increase allowances of MPs by Rs 10,000 per month, comprising a hike of Rs 5,000 each in their constituency and office expense allowances. However, the three-fold salary hike remains unaltered.
The panel met here under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reconsider and bring amendments to the MPs' salary hike bill it had cleared last week.
The proposed hike was severely opposed by parliamentarians who were demanding a 500 percent raise against the three-fold hike proposed by the government.
Sources told IANS that the panel gave its nod to a hike in non-taxable perks - constituency and office allowances - given to MPs.
However, the 300 percent hike in their monthly salary - from Rs 16,000 a month to Rs 50,000 - won't be altered, the sources said.
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