Government’s Travel Allowances for the MPs
Recently,
there were controversies regarding the travel allowances of Members of
the Parliament. Let’s take a look at the actual travel allowance granted
by the Central Government to the MPs:
Members of
the Parliament are given concessions to travel to attend the Parliament
sessions and to participate in the meetings. These to-and-from travel
concessions are given from the usual place of residence of these members
to the Parliament or to the place where the meeting is going to be
held.
Via Train/Airplane: In case of train
journey, charges for one First Class ticket and one Second Class ticket
are given. The concession is given for whatever class the MP travels in.
For
travel via air, 1.5 times the fare is given to the MP. For travel via
road, the member is paid up to Rs. 13 per kilometre. If there is no
direct air-route from the MP’s place of residence to the place where the
Parliamentary session is being held, then the member is given the
option to choose the travel mode that could get him/her to the
destination within a day. The member’s spouse is entitled to accompany
him/her once during the general session and twice during the budget
meetings – adding up to not more than 8 times in a year – to New Delhi
and back, via air/train or by road, from the place of residence.
Free
Train Travel: Each MP and his/her spouse are given special identity
cards that entitle them to travel free of cost, to any part of the
country, by train, in First Class air-conditioned coach. His/her
personal assistant is given identity cards that qualify them for free
travel in Second Class air-conditioned railway coaches. These cards are
valid for the entire tenure of the Member of Parliament.
8
trips via Air: Each year, the Member of Parliament is entitled, either
with his/her spouse, assistants, or with relatives, to make 34 trips by
airplane to any part of the country. The spouse or assistant can make 8
trips by air to meet the Member of Parliament. In case of physically
challenged Members of Parliaments, the personal assistant is allowed to
travel with him/her constantly. Members of Parliament are entitled to
many such benefits and allowances.
Source: CGEN.in
[http://centralgovernmentemployeesnews.in/2014/06/governments-travel-allowances-for-the-mps/]
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