Tuesday, December 2, 2008

MPs versus Poverty in India

The Salary, Allowances and Pension of members of parliament
Monthly Salary: Rs 16,000
Expense for Constitution per month: Rs 10,000
Office Expenditure: Rs 14,000
Travelling Expense per month: Rs 48,000 (Rs 8 per Km)
Daily DA TA during Parliament: Rs 1000 per day
Free 1 class AC train fare unlimited All India
Business Class flights 40 trips with wife and PA
Rent Free hostel at Delhi
Free electricity 50,000 units
Local Free upto 1,70,000 telephone calls
Total cost per year:Rs 33,00,000
Total cost for 534 MPs for a five year term: 10,00,00,00,000 nearly 1000 crore Approx Rupees Rs 10 billion which is almost $2,00,000000 ($ 200 million)
AMENITIES FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
The Salary, Allowances and Pension of members of parliament act, 1954
The ridiculous salary for elected representatives in India

Poverty in India
Poverty in India is reducing but it is still a major issue. Rural Indians depend on unpredictable agriculture incomes, while urban Indians rely on jobs that are, at best, scarce.

Since its independence, the issue of poverty within India has remained a prevalent concern. According to the common definition of poverty, when a person finds it difficult to meet the minimum requirement of acceptable living standards, he or she is considered poor.

Millions of people in India are unable to meet these basic standards, and according to government estimates, in 2007 there were nearly 220.1 million people living below the poverty line.

Nearly 21.1% of the entire rural population and 15% of the urban population of India exists in this difficult physical and financial predicament. The following chart presents the poverty situation:

Since 1970, the Indian government has implemented a number of programs designed to eradicate poverty, and has had some success with these programs. The government has sought to increase the GDP through different processes, including changes in industrial policies. There is also a Public Distribution System, which has been somewhat effective so far. Other programs include the Integrated Rural Development Programme, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana, the Training Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM) and to the credit of the government, other on-going initiatives.
Poverty in India
Poverty in India: Economy watch
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