Article 195

Salaries and Allowances of Members of State Legislature

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 VI, Article 195, printed page 88
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1. In One Sentence

Article 195 provides that members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council shall receive salaries and allowances as determined from time to time by the State Legislature by law.

2. What It Means in Everyday Language

Article 195 establishes the constitutional entitlement of MLAs and MLCs to receive public remuneration for their legislative service.

Salaries, daily allowances, travelling allowances, and constituent facilities are determined by statutes enacted by the State Legislature.

Until such statutory provisions are made, members are entitled to allowances at rates corresponding to those applicable to members of the Legislative Assembly of the corresponding Province immediately before the commencement of the Constitution.

3. Practical Illustrative Example

Everyday Scenario:

A State Legislature introduces a bill revising the monthly allowances and pension entitlements of sitting and retired MLAs.

Core takeaway: Under Article 195, the State Legislature has exclusive constitutional authority to determine legislative salaries and allowances by law.

Illustrative Notice: Such laws must be enacted through standard legislative procedure and are subject to public disclosure.

4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions

Article 195 ensures that public representatives receive statutory remuneration.

Statutory determination: Fixed by State legislative enactment.
Prevents plutocracy: Public remuneration enables citizens from all economic backgrounds to serve.
Subject to public audit and fiscal disclosure.

5. Operative Constitutional Text

Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to receive such salaries and allowances as may from time to time be determined, by the Legislature of the State by law and, until provision in that respect is so made, salaries and 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 Legislative Assembly of the corresponding Province.

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