Winning Bizness Desk
Mumbai. For a third consecutive term, Narendra Modi has taken oath as Prime Minister along with his 71 ministers who will assist him to run the country. In between, there have been talks about the exact salary of the Prime Minister of the country as well as the President and MP. What exactly are the facilities available to the person in this position? Winning Bizness telling you the detailed information about this. The Prime Minister is the most important post in India's democratic system, whose cabinet takes all the decisions related to the country. Many people know all the functions of the Prime Minister, but not everyone knows about the salary and facilities that the Prime Minister gets. We are going to look at the salary, allowances and other benefits of the Prime Minister, President and MPs.
What is the salary and other facilities of the Prime Minister?
The salary of a Prime Minister in India is Rs 1.66 lakh per month consisting of Rs 50,000 as basic salary. It includes expenditure allowance of Rs 3,000, parliamentary allowance of Rs 45,000 and daily allowance of Rs 2,000. Whereas the Prime Minister has many types of government facilities which includes official government accommodation, Special Protection Group (SPG) security, government vehicle and aircraft facilities, government fare for international trips, accommodation and meals. Prime Ministers in India get many benefits even after retirement. The most important of these facilities is that the former prime minister also gets free government housing, electricity, water and SPG facilities for five years during this period.
What is the salary and benefits of the President?
The President is a very important post in Indian democracy, who is also the supreme commander of the country. The President of India gets a salary of Rs 5 lakh per month. Apart from this, the President also gets many tax free allowances which includes free round-the-world train and air travel, free housing, medical services and Rs 1 lakh per year for office expenses. The former president also gets a pension of Rs 1.5 lakh per month, a government house, two free landline phones, a mobile phone and five personal staff.
And what about MPs?
An MP in India gets a salary of Rs 1 lakh per month. Apart from this, there is also a daily allowance, which increases every five years. Any MP in India gets a travel allowance of Rs 2,000 per day for attending Parliament sessions, committee meetings and Rs 16 per kilometer for travel. Apart from this MPs also get constituency allowance of Rs 45,000 per month and office expenses allowance of Rs 45,000, which includes Rs 15,000 for stationery and postage.
MP gets 'these' facilities
Apart from the salary, the MP also gets free medical facilities for the family, government accommodation, 34 free domestic flights per year for himself and his immediate family. They also get free first class train travel.
