New Delhi, March 25 -- The recent notification from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, announcing a 24 per cent increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of Members of Parliament and former MPs, has given rise to various misconceptions among the public.

The slaries of Members of Parliament are adjusted by the Centre every five years based on the Cost Inflation Index, thereby preventing 'arbitrary increase' in their remunerations. The notification, issued on March 24, 2024, in ths manner, revises the monthly salary of MPs from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.24 lakh, with effect from April 1, 2023.

In 2016, it was Prime Minister Modi's view that MPs should not decide their pay package and decisions on such matters should either be made by...