Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Members of Parliament are entitled to receive salaries and pensions under the provisions provided under the Constitution.
2. There is a joint committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament consisting of members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Under Article 106 of the constitution, members of either House of Parliament are entitled to receive such salaries and allowances as may be determined by Parliament, and there is no provision of pension in the Constitution. However, Parliament has provided for pension to the members.
Statement 2 is correct: There is a Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament. It was constituted under the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954.
It consists of 15 members (10 from Lok Sabha and 5 from Rajya Sabha). It frames rules for regulating payment of salary, allowances and pension to members of Parliament.
