Salaries and Allowances of Presiding Officers of Parliament
Official heading: “Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker”
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- The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
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- Part V, Article 97, printed page 43
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1. In One Sentence
Article 97 provides for the payment of salaries and allowances to the presiding officers of both Houses of Parliament as fixed by parliamentary law or the Second Schedule.
2. What It Means in Everyday Language
Article 97 provides financial security and independence for the four presiding officers of Parliament: the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Their salaries, allowances, and perquisites are fixed by Parliament by law. To give effect to this provision, Parliament enacted the Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953, which is amended periodically.
Under Article 112(3)(b), the salaries and allowances of these presiding officers are charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India, meaning they can be discussed in Parliament but are not submitted to the annual vote of demands, shielding the officers from executive or legislative pressure.
3. Practical Illustrative Example
Parliament debates the annual budget and examines the financial allocations for parliamentary officers.
4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions
Article 97 safeguards the financial independence of parliamentary presiding officers.
- Covers the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker.
- Determined by parliamentary statute: Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953.
- Backed by Second Schedule until statutory revision.
- Charged expenditure: Insulated from annual parliamentary reduction or voting under Article 112.
5. Operative Constitutional Text
6. Sources & Historical Assembly Deliberations
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- •Government of India (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice) • Part V, Article 97, printed page 43 • Human source-link check pending
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