The PMO is believed to have agreed to revise not only parliamentarians’ salary but also their allowances. File photo

New Delhi, November 2The central government has decided to give a 100 percent raise to members of parliament from their current Rs 50,000 a month.The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is learnt to have agreed to consider a proposal by the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament, which is headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath.

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The PMO is believed to have agreed to revise not only parliamentarians’ salary but also their allowances.The government is also considering an increase in President’s salary from current Rs. 1.5 lakh a month to Rs. 5 lakh and the governor’s salary from current Rs. 1.10 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh. — ANI