Food for Thought ! - Team-BHP

normally_crazy · 2nd May 2006, 15:05

Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)

Monthly Salary : 12,000

Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000

Office expenditure per month : 14,000

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 ( eg.For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km)

Daily DA TA during parliament meets : 500

Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times) (All
over India)

Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife
or P.A.)

Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free

Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units

Local phone call charge : Free up to 1,70,000 calls.

TOTAL expense for a MP per year : 32,00,000

TOTAL expense for 5 years : 1,60,00,000

For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : 8,54,40,00,000 (nearly 855 cores)

Now - This is why we are taxed on each and every thing.

sbasak · 2nd May 2006, 15:14

That's why people want become MP by hook or crook

Edmund · 2nd May 2006, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbasak

That's why people want become MP by hook or crook

Rephrasing that: "That's why the hooks and the crooks become MP's"

Sound realistic??? Hell yeah!!!

supremeBaleno · 2nd May 2006, 15:33

BTW, I have always wondered whether these guys (MPs, MLAs, ministers etc) pay I.Tax like we do. I mean, with perks like these, they should also pay FBT. But then I am sure they would have been clever enough to make themselves exempt from I.T.

Steeroid · 2nd May 2006, 15:41

N_C you havent included the Rs.2 crore per annum 'Development Fund' that each MP gets to spend as they want in their constituency...my MP built a new road, so I'm quite happy with what he did.

tsk1979 · 2nd May 2006, 16:30

Many MPs in punjab build wide paved roads from the main road to their village. These roads see max 10 vehicles/day mostly going to the guys mansion.

serious_maniac · 2nd May 2006, 17:13

Isnt it justified... when 500+ MPs handle expenses for Indian economy which would be $2000 bn ~ 1,00,00,000 crore rupees in 5 years - India's GDP for 5 years. Of course actual money controlled is larger... I am sure many people here would be earning much more handling much lesser sums of money or power. Its a different matter that politicians are inefficient. So lets not worry about 850 crores, rather make it 8500 crores but ensure that kickbacks of a few percentage points is saved. Even conservative estimates of 1% of above sum is 1,00,000 crores.

Gosh I should be the PM !! MPs surely would love me...

~maniac

Zappo · 2nd May 2006, 18:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by serious_maniac

Gosh I should be the PM !! MPs surely would love me...

~maniac

You said it dude... you said it. You sure are a maniac

2nd May 2006, 15:05	#1 (permalink)
normally_crazy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,768 View My Garage	Food for Thought ! Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP) Monthly Salary : 12,000 Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000 Office expenditure per month : 14,000 Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 ( eg.For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km) Daily DA TA during parliament meets : 500 Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times) (All over India) Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.) Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units Local phone call charge : Free up to 1,70,000 calls. TOTAL expense for a MP per year : 32,00,000 TOTAL expense for 5 years : 1,60,00,000 For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : 8,54,40,00,000 (nearly 855 cores) Now - This is why we are taxed on each and every thing. __________________ In the end there are 3 things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.

2nd May 2006, 15:14	#2 (permalink)
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 591 View My Garage	That's why people want become MP by hook or crook __________________ Gearbox acts as torque multiplier.

2nd May 2006, 15:33	#4 (permalink)
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Weekdays at DetroitOfIndia (Chennai) & Weekends at VeniceOfTheEast (Alappuzha). Posts: 2,510 View My Garage	BTW, I have always wondered whether these guys (MPs, MLAs, ministers etc) pay I.Tax like we do. I mean, with perks like these, they should also pay FBT. But then I am sure they would have been clever enough to make themselves exempt from I.T. __________________ Suzuki Baleno : 91bhp @ 5500rpm, 130.5Nm @ 3000 rpm, 14kmpl in city @ 100% a/c. Fun & economy needn't be mutually exclusive.

2nd May 2006, 15:41	#5 (permalink)
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 6,029	N_C you havent included the Rs.2 crore per annum 'Development Fund' that each MP gets to spend as they want in their constituency...my MP built a new road, so I'm quite happy with what he did. __________________ It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. - J Krishnamurti

2nd May 2006, 16:30	#6 (permalink)
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 11,274 View My Garage	Many MPs in punjab build wide paved roads from the main road to their village. These roads see max 10 vehicles/day mostly going to the guys mansion. __________________ Reclaimed, wrung dry and recycled....!

2nd May 2006, 17:13	#7 (permalink)
serious_maniac BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 72	Isnt it justified... when 500+ MPs handle expenses for Indian economy which would be $2000 bn ~ 1,00,00,000 crore rupees in 5 years - India's GDP for 5 years. Of course actual money controlled is larger... I am sure many people here would be earning much more handling much lesser sums of money or power. Its a different matter that politicians are inefficient. So lets not worry about 850 crores, rather make it 8500 crores but ensure that kickbacks of a few percentage points is saved. Even conservative estimates of 1% of above sum is 1,00,000 crores. Gosh I should be the PM !! MPs surely would love me... ~maniac

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