Union Cabinet clears proposal to hike salaries of MPs
The Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal for hiking the salaries of Members of Parliament (MPs). Their constituency allowance will be increased from â¹45,000 to â¹70,000, office expense allowance from â¹45,000 to â¹60,000, and the one-time furniture allowance from â¹75,000 to â¹1 lakh. While presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced such a salary revision every five years. 