Central Government Raises MPs’ Salaries by 24%, Increases Allowances and Pensions

New Delhi, 25th March 2025: The central government has announced a 24% hike in the salaries of Members of Parliament (MPs), bringing their monthly pay from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.24 lakh, effective from April 1, 2023. The revision is based on the Cost Inflation Index (CII), ensuring automatic adjustments in line with inflation trends.

According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, various allowances and pensions have also been revised. The daily allowance for MPs attending parliamentary sessions and committee meetings has increased from ₹2,000 to ₹2,500.

For former MPs, the monthly pension has been raised from ₹25,000 to ₹31,000, while the additional pension for every extra year beyond five years of service has increased from ₹2,000 to ₹2,500 per month.
In addition to their revised salary, sitting MPs will now receive:
₹87,000 per month as a constituency allowance (earlier ₹70,000)
₹75,000 per month for office expenses (earlier ₹60,000)
The last significant salary revision took place in 2018, when MPs’ salaries were doubled from ₹50,000 to ₹1 lakh per month.

To avoid direct involvement of MPs in determining their own salaries, the government has implemented a system where salaries and allowances are automatically adjusted every five years, linked to the inflation index. This replaces the earlier practice of MPs recommending their own pay hikes.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, MPs and ministers voluntarily took a 30% salary cut for one year as part of cost-cutting measures.