Prime Minister Narendra Modi In the third term of the Prime Minister, 71 MPs have also taken oath as ministers. Apart from this, the people of the country have elected 543 MPs and sent them to the Parliament House. But do you know how much salary an MP gets when he becomes a Union Minister? Today we will tell you how much salary the Prime Minister, MP and Union Minister get.
modi government
Let us tell you that this is the largest cabinet in the third term of the Modi government. It is worth noting that in 2014, when Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the first time, 46 MPs also became ministers along with him. In 2019, 59 ministers were included in his cabinet. But in 2024, the NDA government includes 72 ministers including the Prime Minister. In this government, 30 cabinet ministers, 5 ministers of state (independent charge) and 36 ministers of state have been made.
Which ministers?
Cabinet ministers report directly to the Prime Minister. Whatever ministry is given to them, they have full responsibility for it. Apart from this, more than one ministry can also be given to a cabinet minister. The government takes all its decisions in the cabinet meeting only.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) After the Cabinet Minister, there are Ministers of State with independent charge. They also report directly to the Prime Minister. They have their own ministry. They do not report to the Cabinet Minister.
Ministers of State are appointed to assist the Cabinet Minister in the government. They report to the Cabinet Minister. More than one Minister of State can be appointed in a ministry. In the absence of the Cabinet Minister, all the responsibilities of the ministry rest with the Minister of State.
Salary
Let us tell you that the salary and allowances given to MPs are decided under the Salary Act. According to this, every member of Lok Sabha gets a basic salary of Rs 1 lakh every month. Apart from this, Rs 70 thousand is given as election allowance and Rs 60 thousand separately for office expenses. Apart from this, when the Parliament session is going on, a daily allowance of Rs 2 thousand is also given.
PM and Ministers
The Prime Minister and Ministers also get a hospitality allowance every month. The Prime Minister gets Rs 3,000, a Cabinet Minister gets Rs 2,000, a Minister of State (Independent Charge) gets Rs 1,000 and a Minister of State gets Rs 600 as hospitality allowance every month. This allowance is actually for hospitality. The expenditure is incurred on the hospitality of the people who come to meet the ministers.
Let us tell you that a Lok Sabha MP gets a total of Rs 2.30 lakh every month including salary and allowances. While the Prime Minister gets Rs 2.33 lakh, a Cabinet Minister gets Rs 2.32 lakh, a Minister of State (Independent Charge) gets Rs 2.31 lakh and a Minister of State gets Rs 2,30,600.
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