Hi John, Add to this add the yearly allotment -- I think Rs. One Crore -- for him to spend on development of his constitution -- much of which ends up in his own or his near relatives' pockets
In Rajasthan two hundred village women went to Jaipur and demanded to know how their local MLS, Collector, etc had spent the development funds of about Rs. one crore allocated to their villages -- the Collector produced a list of roads built, bridges / culverts constructed, etc --- all of which did not in reality EXIST -- the women were there to prove it -- eventually Rs. 96 lakhs were recovered from Government officials, contractors, etc and were then used to actually carry out the projects budgeted for. And there was a protest from MLAs and Corporators in Bombay because under the "Right to Information Act" the same persons who elected them are now calling for an accounting !!! I am sure that if more of us call for an accounting from our MLAs, Corporators, MPs, Panch and Sarpanch we could end up having a better Government -- of the people -- by the people -- for the people Let us all work towards and look forward to that day Cheers Aloysius ----- Original Message ----- From: John Eric Gomes Subject: Fw: Costs of democracy ----- Salary & Some of Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP) Monthly Salary : 12,000 Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000 Office expenditure per month : 14,000 Travelling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 (For a visit to Delhi & return: 6000 km) Daily BETA during parliament meets : 500 Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (Any number of times - All over India) Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or Companion.) Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units Local phone call charge : Free up to 1,70,000 calls. TOTAL expense for a MP per year : 32,00,000 And they are elected by THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, through the largest democratic process in the world. Like to add the costs of MLAs/MLCs?
