Article 106

Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

Official heading: “Salaries and allowances of members”

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Source edition: The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
Source locator: Part V, Article 106, printed page 48
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1. In One Sentence

Article 106 entitles Members of Parliament to receive salaries and allowances as determined by Parliament by law, ensuring their financial independence to discharge legislative duties.

2. What It Means in Everyday Language

Article 106 ensures that Members of Parliament are compensated from public funds, preventing the legislature from becoming an exclusive preserve of the wealthy and shielding members from corrupt financial dependencies.

The Constitution does not specify fixed monetary amounts in the constitutional text; instead, it empowers Parliament to determine salaries, daily allowances, travelling expenses, and pension rights through statutory legislation.

Parliament periodically enacts and amends legislation under this provision, notably the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954.

Until Parliament legislated, transitional provisions in the Second Schedule governed payments to constituent assembly and early parliamentary members.

3. Practical Illustrative Example

Everyday Scenario:

Parliament introduces a bill to adjust travel allowances and constituency allowances for MPs to account for inflation.

Core takeaway: Article 106 provides the direct constitutional authority for Parliament to enact and amend laws regulating its members' compensation.

Illustrative Notice: Adjustments require statutory enactment by Parliament and are subject to public budgetary scrutiny.

4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions

Article 106 governs the statutory remuneration of parliamentarians.

Vests plenary authority in Parliament to determine member remuneration by law.
Covers basic salary, daily sessional allowances, travel entitlements, and post-service pensions.
Protects democratic accessibility by ensuring legislators receive public remuneration.

5. Operative Constitutional Text

Members of either House of Parliament shall be entitled to receive such salaries and allowances as may from time to time be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that respect is so made, allowances at such rates and upon such conditions as were immediately before the commencement of this Constitution applicable in the case of members of the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion of India. Legislative Procedure

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6. Sources & Historical Assembly Deliberations

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