salary of indian mp's

depends- around 20k at start

On paper, the salary of an MP in India is Rs 144,000 per year (about $3,200), which works out to just Rs 12,000 (about $266) per month.

But it is meager only if u do not consider the numerous allowances & freebies an MP is entitled to. Here is a look at the allowances & perks that every MP -- India has 790 of them -- enjoys.

Each Indian MP gets:

* Rs 14,000 (about $311) for office expenses every month, which includes Rs 3,000 for stationary items, Rs 1,000 on franking of letters & Rs 10,000 for secretariat services.
* A monthly constituency allowance of Rs 10,000.
* A daily allowance of Rs 500 when Parliament is in session. Parliament has three sessions every year. The Budget Session (February to May), Monsoon session (July to September), & Winter session (November & December).
* A daily travel allowance of Rs 8 per kilometer.
* Each MP & his spouse or companion r entitled to unlimited, free, first class railway travel anywhere in the country.
* They can also travel anywhere in India -- with a spouse or companion -- 40 times by air free of cost every year, business class.
* An MP gets a sprawling bungalow in the heart of New Delhi for which he pays a rent of just Rs 2,000 (about $44) per month.
* Each MP gets near-free electricity of 50,000 units every year. And free water.
* The MP is bungalow is furnished -- with air conditioners, refrigerators & television sets -- free of cost. Maintenance of the house -- including washing of sofa covers & curtains -- is done free of cost by the government.
* MPs r entitled to three phone lines & 170,000 free local calls every year.
* When an MP travels abroad officially, he is entitled to free business class air tickets. He is also paid a daily travelling allowance, which varies depending upon the country being visited.
* Most medical expenses of MPs r taken care of by the Contributory Health Service Scheme of the Union government.
* Each MP also gets Rs 20 million (about $434,782) each year from the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Fund. But the MP does not get the money directly. Instead, it is transferred to respective district headquarters where projects r being implemented.
* After an MP completes a term in office, he is entitled to pension. The basic monthly pension amount is Rs 3,000 (about $66). But it goes up according to the number of years an MP has served in Parliament.
* The Comptroller & Auditor General of India last year alleged that many MP is have violated norms in the usage of this money.