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New Delhi, July 11
Members of Parliament (MPs) will be among those to have the latest technology, if the recommendations of a parliamentary panel are accepted.
The Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of MPs has recommended providing 3G facility to MPs. The issue of providing 3G facility to MPs was considered by the committee, the Lok Sabha secretariat has said. The charges towards the 3G package as well as additional usage facility would be adjustable within 1,50,000 free calls available every year to the members at present.
The new facility provided by MTNL/BSNL was optional for members, the Lok Sabha said adding that members would have to bear the expenses towards 3G compatible handset. The move comes after a recent proposal for hike in the salaries of MPs. The parliamentary panel has recently recommended that the monthly salary of MPs be hiked from Rs 16,000 to Rs 80,001, a rupee more than a Secretary to the Union Government. The matter is under the consideration of the government.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal said the extent of hike in salary and allowances of MPs had not been decided and the government hoped to introduce a Bill in the monsoon session
Members of Parliament (MPs) will be among those to have the latest technology, if the recommendations of a parliamentary panel are accepted.
The Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of MPs has recommended providing 3G facility to MPs. The issue of providing 3G facility to MPs was considered by the committee, the Lok Sabha secretariat has said. The charges towards the 3G package as well as additional usage facility would be adjustable within 1,50,000 free calls available every year to the members at present.
The new facility provided by MTNL/BSNL was optional for members, the Lok Sabha said adding that members would have to bear the expenses towards 3G compatible handset. The move comes after a recent proposal for hike in the salaries of MPs. The parliamentary panel has recently recommended that the monthly salary of MPs be hiked from Rs 16,000 to Rs 80,001, a rupee more than a Secretary to the Union Government. The matter is under the consideration of the government.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal said the extent of hike in salary and allowances of MPs had not been decided and the government hoped to introduce a Bill in the monsoon session
