Salary Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)

Salary 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 Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 E.g., For a visit from kerala to Delhi return: 6,000 km Daily DA TA during parliament meets : 500/day Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free For any number of times, all over India Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year With wife or P.A. 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 expenses for a MP [having no qualification] : Per Month: 2,66,000 Per Year: 32,00,000 In 5 Years: 1,60,00,000 For 785 MPs (545 Lok Sabha - 240 Rajya Sabha) the expense for 5 years: 12,56,54,40, 00,000 (over 1,256 crores) Can't the Government cut down this cost and utilise this amount in development of India?

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