2011 and Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Second Amendment) Bill, 2011 paved the way for raising the salaries of MLAs by an average of 73 per cent to over Rs 95,000 per month. Till then, the MLAs were paid a salary of Rs 51,000 per month approximately and the...
It is interesting to note that Indian MPs are paid lower than many Government bureaucrats, even though they outrank them in the order of precedence. During the debate in Parliament, several MPs recommended that their salaries be pegged at one rupee more than the salary of the Secretary to the...