In a major boost for current and former Members of Parliament (MPs), the Centre on Monday announced an enhanced salary, pension and other allowances. While former MPs will enjoy enhanced pension, the current ones will be given a 24 per cent hike in their salary as per a notification issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
The salary of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members has been raised to Rs 1.24 lakh per month from their current Rs 1 lakh. The pension paid to former MPs has also been increased to Rs 31,000 per month from their current pension of Rs 25,000as per the announcement. Daily Allowances (DA) for sitting members have been raised to Rs 2,500 from the existing Rs 2,000.
The increase in the salary has been notified in the exercise of the powers granted under the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act based on the Cost Inflation Index specified in the Income Tax Act of 1961.
Annual allowance increased for MPs
Apart from the above, MPs will get an allowance annually for phone and internet usage. They enjoy 34 free domestic flights per year for themselves and their families, and first class train travel at any time for professional and personal use. They can also claim mileage allowance when they use roads. MPs also enjoy the benefits of 50,000 free units of electricity and 4,000 kilolitres of water annually.
The revision in salaries, allowances and pensions for the MPs has been announced amid the ongoing budget session of the Parliament. The earlier revision of the salary and allowances paid to sitting and former MPs was announced in April 2018.
Karnataka Government grants 100% salary hike for CM, Ministers and MLAs
The centre’s announcement comes barely a couple of days after the Karnataka Assembly on Friday passed the ‘Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which offers considerable salary hikes and allowances for MLAs, MLCs, ministers and Assembly staff. Amid crying about shortage of funds, the Karnataka government has approved a 100% salary increase for its chief minister, ministers, and MLAs, facing criticism.
As per the Karnataka Ministers’ Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, the Chief Minister’s monthly salary will double from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh, while salaries of the ministers will increase by 108 per cent from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh.
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman of the Legislative Council’s monthly salary of Rs 75,000 will be increased to Rs 1.25 lakh. Their allowances have been increased from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
