MPs Privileges - The Khas Aadmi Class
> Every member has been given the facility of 32 air journeys during a year to be availed of during session/inter-session period
with the spouse or any number of companions or relatives. The spouse/companion of a member may travel alone by air eight times to meet the member out of the 32 air journeys available to a member in a year.
> Each member is entitled to a
free flat or hostel accommodation throughout his term of office.
> Every member is entitled
without payment of charges to the supply of water upto
4000 kl per annum and electricity upto
50,000 units (25,000 units measures on light meter and 25,000 units on power meter).
> Washing of sofa covers and curtains every three months.
> furniture within the monetary ceiling of Rs. 24,000 in respect of durable furniture and Rs. 6,000 for non-durable furniture every three months.
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No charges payable by a member in respect of the installation and rental of one telephone installed either at his residence.
> No member liable to make any payment in respect of the first
50,000 local calls made from the telephone during any year.
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No charges payable by a member in respect of the installation and rental of one telephone installed either at his usual place of residence, or a place selected by him being a place.
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50,000 free local calls during a year for Internet connectivity purposes.
> STD calls: upto one lakh fifty thousand local calls per annum.
> A member
and his/her family are entitled to
free medical treatment.
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An MP’s wage/salary is tax-free and comes with additional perquisites such as free petrol, etc.
And here is what it all comes to. WARNING! Don't be shocked....
So there you are! The priviliged class - The khas aadmi, all multi-millionaires and freebie specialists. And this doesn't include the under-the-table slush money that amounts to crores!!
Meanwhile I've just bought onions at a whopping Rs 80/kg!! And that's a lot of money for the aam aadmi! But who cares? Surely not the Khaas aadmi. He gets it for free!
Mera Bharat Mahan!
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