Politics is not a SERVICE anymore but a PROFESSION!!! An Important Issue! Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP) Monthly Salary : Rs. 12,000/- Expense for Constitution per month : Rs. 10,000/- Office expenditure per month : Rs. 14,000/- Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs. 48,000/- (eg. For a visit from South India to Delhi & return : 6000 km) Daily DA TA during parliament meets : Rs. 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 expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year : Rs.32, 00,000/- [i.e.. 2.66 lakh/month] TOTAL expense for 5 years : Rs. 1, 60, 00,000/- For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : Rs. 8,54,40,00,