Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act, 1974

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THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (SALARIES AND 
ALLOWANCES) ACT, 1974 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title and Commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Salary 
4.  Daily allowance and conveyance allowance 
4A.  Absence from sittings without leave of the House 
4B.  Sumptuary Allowance 
5.  Travelling allowance 
6.  Intermediate Journeys 
7.  Short intervals between sessions or sittings of committee 
8.  Form of certificate 
9.  Housing allowance 
10.  Free travel 
11.  Telephone 
11A.  Office maintenance allowance 
12.  Other facilities 
13.  Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition 
13A.  Chairman of the Standing Committee 
14.  Power to make rules 
 

    
 
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14A  Act to have effect subject to instructions, etc. 
14B.  Increase in emoluments 
14C.  Increase in salaries etc. 
15.  [Omitted] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
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THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES) ACT, 
1974 
 ACT NO. XXVII OF 1974 
[24th April, 1984] 
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to salaries and allowances of members of 
Parliament and to provide for certain privileges of the Leaders of the House and the Leaders of the 
Opposition in the two Houses of Parliament. 
WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the salaries and 
allowances of members of Parliament and to provide for certain privileges of the Leaders of the 
House and the Leaders of the Opposition in the two Houses of Parliament ; 
It is hereby enacted as follows:— 
1. Short title and Commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Members of Parliament 
(Salaries and Allowances) Act, 1974. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— 
(a)  “Assembly” means the National Assembly; 
(b)  “committee” means a Standing Committee, a Select Committee or any other 
committee set up by or under the authority of a House or a joint sitting in 
connection with the business of that House or, as the case may be, the joint 
sitting; 
(c)  “House” means the Senate or the Assembly; 
(d)  “Joint sitting” means a joint sitting of the two Houses and includes both 
Houses assembled together under Article 56 of the Constitution; 
(e)  “Leader of the House” means a member of a House who is appointed by the 
Prime Minister to be the Leader of the House; 
(f)  “Leader of the Opposition” means a member of a House who, in the opinion 
of the Speaker of the Assembly or, as the case may be, the Chairman of the 
Senate, is for the time being the leader of the members in opposition to the 
Government in that House; 
(g)  “members” means — 
(i)  in relation to the Assembly, a member of the Assembly;  
(ii)  in relation to the Senate, a member of the Senate; and 
(iii)  in relation to a joint sitting, a member of either House;  
 
    
 
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but does not include the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, 
the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Senate, the Prime Minister, a 
Federal Minister or a Minister of State; 
(h)  “session” means the period commencing on the date of the first 
meeting of a House or the joint sitting after having been summoned 
and ending on the day the House or, as the case may be, the joint 
sitting is prorogued or, in the case of the Assembly, dissolved; and 
(i)  “year” means the financial year. 
3. Salary.—A member shall be entitled to receive a salary at the rate of 1[thirty-six thousand 
four hundred and twenty-three] rupees per mensem: 
Provided that a person who, by virtue of his holding an office of profit in the service of 
Pakistan declared by law not to disqualify its holder from being a member, is entitled to receive a 
salary, the amount of the salary to which he is entitled under this Act shall be only such amount as 
would not, together with the amount of salary calculated on a monthly basis to which he is entitled 
by virtue of his holding such an office, exceed 2[five thousand] rupees per mensem. 
4. Daily allowance and conveyance allowance.— (1) For each day during any period of 
residence on duty, a member shall be entitled to receive daily allowance at the rate of 3[4[two 
thousand] rupees] and conveyance allowance at the rate of 3[2[two hundred and fifty] rupees]. 
5[(2) A member who arrives at the place of duty or departs from such place shall be entitled 
to draw daily allowance and conveyance allowance for the day of arrival or the day of departure, as 
the case may be : 
Provided that not more than one daily allowance and one conveyance allowance may, in any 
case, be claimed in respect of any one day.] 
Explanation.—In this section and in section 9, “period of residence on duty” means the 
period during which a member, for the purpose of attending a session or a meeting of a committee or 
for attending to any other business connected with his duties as member, resides at the place, 
including his usual place of residence, where the session or the meeting is held or other business is 
transacted and includes,— 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1Subs. by the Finance Act, 2015 (Act No. V of 2015), s.4. (w. e. f. 01-07-2005) 
2Subs.by the Finance Act, 1996 (Act No. IX of 1996), s. 6.  
3Subs. by Act No. XII of 1985, s. 3. 
4Subs. by the Finance Act, 2014 (Act No. IX of 2014), s. 3 (w. e. f 01.7.2014). 
5Subs. by Act No. III of 1988, s. 3. 
    
 
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(a)  in the case of a session, the period of such residence, not exceeding three days, 
immediately preceding the commencement of the session and the period of 
such residence, not exceeding three days, immediately following the end of 
the session ; and 
(b)  in the case of a sitting of a committee or transaction of any other business, the 
period of such residence, not exceeding two days, immediately preceding the 
commencement of the sitting of the committee or of the other business and the 
period of such residence, not exceeding two days, immediately following the 
conclusion of the sitting of the committee or of the other business. 
1[4A. Absence from sittings without leave of the House.—Notwithstanding anything 
contained in this Act, a member who, without leave of the House, remains absent for three 
consecutive days of its sittings, shall not be entitled to receive any daily allowance or conveyance 
allowance in respect of the days of such absence.] 
2[4B. Sumptuary Allowance.—A member shall receive sumptuary allowance at the rate of 
3[three] thousand rupees per mensem.] 
5. Traveling allowance.—(1) For every journey performed for the purpose of attending a 
session or a meeting of a committee or for attending to any other business connected with his duties 
as member from his usual place of residence to the place where the session or meeting is held or 
other business is transacted and for the return journey from such place to his usual place of residence, 
a member shall be entitled to receive travelling allowance at the following rates, namely:— 
(a)  Where the journey is performed by rail, an amount equal to the aggregate of 
one air­conditioned class fare and one 4[second] class fare; 
(b) where the journey is performed by air, an amount equal to 4[the aggregate of 
one 3[business class] air fare and 5[one hundred and fifty rupees]]; and 
(c) where the journey or any part thereof is performed by road, a mileage 
allowance 6[at the rate of twenty-five Rupees per kilometer]. 
(2) The travelling allowance in respect of a journey between two stations shall be admissible 
on the basis of the shortest of the practicable routes between those stations. 
(3) A member who performs a journey between the place where a session or meeting of a 
committee is held or other business connected with his duties as a member is transacted and a place 
which is not his usual place of residence may draw travelling allowance for a journey between the 
place where the session or meeting is held or other business is transacted and his usual place of 
residence. 
 
 
1Ins. by Act No. XX of 1977, s. 2. 
2Ins. by Act No. III of 1993, s. 3. 
3Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (Act No. IX of 1996), s. 6.  
4Subs. by Act No. XII of 1985, s. 4, (w. e. f. 01.3.1985). 
5Subs. by Act No. III of 1988, s. 4. 
6Subs. by the Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. X of 2024), s. 5. 
    
 
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1[(4) A member shall be entitled to travel by air in first class while travelling abroad on an 
official visit.] 
6. Intermediate journeys.—Where, during a session or a sitting of a committee, a member 
absents himself for less than fifteen days from the place where the session or sitting is held and 
performs a journey for visiting any place in Pakistan, he shall be entitled to receive travelling 
allowance in respect of the journey to such place and for the return journey from such place to the 
place where the session or the sitting is held at the following rates, namely:— 
(a)  where the journey is performed by rail, an amount equal to one air­conditioned 
class fare; 
(b)  where the journey is performed by air, an amount equal to one 1[business 
class] air fare by the shortest practicable route; and 
(c)  where the journey or any part thereof is performed by road, a mileage 
allowance 2[at the rate of twenty-five Rupees per kilometer]: 
3[Provided that the amount of travelling allowance under this section shall not in any case 
exceed the aggregate of the daily, conveyance and housing allowance admissible under sections 4 
and 9 to which the member would have been entitled had he not so absented himself.] 
7. Short intervals between sessions or sittings of committee.—Where the interval between 
the termination of one session 4[and the commencement of another session, or between the 
termination of one sitting of a committee and the commencement of another sitting of the committee] 
at the same place does not exceed 5[Three] days and, during such interval, a member— 
(a)  remains at such place, he shall be entitled to receive for each day of residence 
at such place 4[daily, conveyance and housing allowances at the rates specified 
in sections 4 and 9] ; or 
(b)  leaves such place for another place, he shall be entitled to receive travelling 
allowance at the same rates and subject to the same conditions as are specified 
in section 6 as if he were absent from such place during the session or sitting 
of the committee. 
8. Form of certificate.—Every claim by a member for travelling allowance, conveyance 
allowance or daily allowance shall be supported by a written certificate in following form signed by 
the member, namely:— 
“Certified that no amount has been claimed by me for the same journey period in any other 
bill 5[from either House or from Government or a Government Organization]”. 
 
 
 
1Added and subs. by Act No. IX of 1996, s. 6. 
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. X of 2024), s. 5. 
3Subs. by Act No. XXII of 2013, s. 3 (w. e. f. 01­7­2013). 
4Subs. by Act No. III of 1988, ss. 6 and 7. 
5Subs. by Act No. XVII of 2012, s. 5 (w. e. f. 01­7­2012). 
    
 
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1[9. Housing allowance.—A member shall be paid a housing allowance at the rate of 2[four hundred 
and fifty] rupees for each day during any period of residence on duty.] 
 
10. Free travel.—(1) Every member shall be provided during a year with such vouchers of the value 
of 1[2[3[three hundred] thousand] rupees] as would enable him to travel 3[**] at any time without payment of 
any fair 4[by 5[any Pakistani airline] or by Pakistan Railways]: 
 
Provided that, where a person becomes a member during the course of a year, the value of the 
vouchers with which he is provided during that year shall not exceed the value which bears the same 
proportion to 1[2[3[three hundred] thousand] rupees], as the unexpired portion of the year bears to a year. 
 
(2) A member who does not wish to be provided with such vouchers shall be paid an allowance which 
bears the same proportion to the value of the vouchers he would have been entitled to be provided with under 
sub­section (1) as the sum of 1[2[6[ninety thousand] rupees] bears to the sum of 1[2[3[three hundred] thousand] 
rupees.] 
 
7[(2A) A member shall, in addition to the vouchers referred to in sub­section (1) or, as the case may 
be, amount of 6[ninety thousand] rupees in cash referred to in sub­section (2), be entitled to 8[thirty] business 
class open return air tickets from the airport nearest 9[or most viable] to his constituency to Islamabad 9[or the 
equivalent value thereof in travel vouchers.]] 
 
9[Explanation.—In this sub-section where the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) does 
not fly from the concerned me mber’s constituency, 8[thirty] business class open return air t ickets shall be 
issued by the PIAC or travel vouchers of equivalent value for issuance of air tickets from another nearest 
viable Airport. The member may opt for provision of air tickets or travel vouchers.] 
 
(3) Any voucher with which a member is provided under sub­section (1) 9[and (2A)] may be utilised 
by the family of the member. 
 
Explanation.—In this sub­section, “family” means the spouse and children of a member and 10[any 
other persons]. 
 
(4) The utilisation by a member of any voucher with which he is provided under sub­section (1) 10[and 
(2A)] for the purpose of any journey for which he is entitled to any travelling allowance under this Act shall 
not in any way affect his right to receive such allowance. 
 
10[8[(5)] The privileges provided to a member under this section will not be refunded.] 
 
8[(6) the un -utilized air tickets and travel vouchers to which a Member is entitled under this section 
shall carry forward to next financial year and not lapse at the end of a financial year.]  
 
 
1[11. Telephone.—A member shall be entitled to have a telephone installed at his residence at 
Government  expenses  where   facilities  for  installation are  available and to  a  monthly  allowance  of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1Subs. by Act No. XII of 1985, ss. 5, 6 and 11. 
2Subs. by Act No. III of 1993 ss. 6-7. 
3Subs. by Act No. XVII of 2012, s. 5 (w. e. f. 01.7.2012). 
4Omitted and subs. by Act No. V of 2015, s. 4. (w. e. f. 01-07-2005) 
5Subs.by the Finance Act, 2018 (Act No. XXX of 2018), s. 4. 
6Subs. by the  Finance Act, 2006 (Act No. III of 2006), s. 12 A. 
7Ins. by Act No. IX of 1996, s. 6. 
8Subs., renumbered and ins. by the Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. X of 2024), s. 5. 
9Ins. and added by the Finance Act, 2021 (Act No. VIII of 2021), s. 4. 
10Subs. and added by the Finance Act, 2022 (Act No. XIII of 2022), s. 2B. 
    
 
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1[four thousand and six hundred] rupees on account of telephone charges whether a telephone is so 
installed or not]. 
2[11A. Office maintenance allowance.—A member shall be entitled to receive an office 
maintenance allowance at the rate of 3[five thousand] rupees per mensem.] 
12. Other facilities.—4[(1)] A member shall be entitled to such facilities 5[* * *] as were 
admissible to a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan immediately before the 
commencement of this Act. 
4[(2) An ex­member who remained a member of either House of Parliament for atleast one 
term shall also be entitled to such facilities as are notified from time to time 5[* * *]]. 
5[(3) A member and ex-member shall be entitled to the same medical facilit ies a s are 
admissible to an officer of BPS-22 of the Federal Government. 
(4) An ex-member and his spouse shall be entitled to the gratis official (blue) passport.] 
13. Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition.—1[(1) A leader for the House and 
a Leader of Opposition, other than the Prime Minister, shall be entitled to the salaries, allowances 
and privileges as are admissible to a Federal Minister under the Federal Ministers and Ministers of 
State (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1975 (LXII of 1975).] 
(2) It is hereby declared that the office of the Leader of the House or Leader of the 
Opposition shall not disqualify its holder from being elected or chosen as, or from being, a member 
of Parliament. 
1[13A. Chairman of the Standing Committee.—A member elected as the Chairman of a 
Standing Committee of a House shall, in addition to the salary, allowances and facilities admissible 
as a member, be entitled to— 
(a) an honorarium of 5[twenty five thousand] rupees per month ; 
(b)  the services of a Private Secretary in Basic Pay Scale 17, Stenographer in 
Basic Pay Scale 15, Driver in Basic Pay Scale 4 and one Naib Qasid in Basic 
Pay Scale 1 ; 
(c)  telephone facility in the office to a limit of 6[ten] thousand rupees per month ; 
(d)  office accommodation with necessary furniture and equipment ; 
7[(e)  8[1200CC to 1600CC]  car and three hundred and sixty liters of petrol per 
month for local use subject to the following conditions, namely:— 
 
 
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1Subs. and ins. by the Finance Act, 1996 (Act No. IX of 1996), s. 6. 
2Subs. by Act No. XII of 1985, s. 7. 
3Subs. by Act No. III of 1993, s. 9. 
4Re­numbered and added by Act No. XVI of 2011, s. 3. 
5Omittted, Added and Subs. by the Finance Act, 2018 (Act No. XXX of 2018), s. 4. 
6Subs. and shall be deemed to have been so subs. on 13th February, 2004, s. 12A (Act No. III of 2006). 
7Subs. and shall be deemed to have been so subs. on the 15th day of September, 2005 by the Finance Act No. III of 2006, s.12A. 
8Subs. by the Finance Act, 2023 (Act No. XXXIV of 2023), s. 3.  
    
 
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(i) the Chairmen of the Standing Committees of a House are also allowed to use staff car 
beyond the municipal limits of the Islamabad within the prescribed ceiling of 360 
liters of petrol per month and for this purpose PSO Fleet Cards issued to them may be 
used any where in the country for obtaining petrol; 
1[* *  *  *  *  *  *] 
1[* *  *  *  *  *  *] 
1[(ii)] 1[official vehicle shall only be driven by the Staff Car Driver for outstation duty and 
he shall be entitled to TA/DA;] 
1[(iii)]  cost of petrol beyond prescribed ceiling of 360 liters per month shall be borne by the 
Chairmen of the Standing Committees of a House themselves; 
1[(iv)]  no deduction of conveyance allowance shall be made to which the Chairman is 
entitled as member of the Parliament ; and 
(f) installation of telephone at the residence at Islamabad at Government expense and exemption of 
rental and payment of charges of calls upto a maximum of 2[five thousand] rupees per month2[.] 
2[*   *   *   *   *   *   *] 
Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, the functional Committees of the Senate 3[, * * *] shall 
deem to be the Standing Committees thereof.] 
14. Power to make rules.—After consultation with the Speaker of the Assembly and the Chairman 
of the Senate, the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out 
the purposes of this Act. 
4[14A. Act to have effect subject to instructions, etc.—This Act shall have effect subject to such 
instructions, rules, exceptions, further concessions or easements as the Federal Government may 5[by 
notification in the official Gazette] from time to time issue or grant.]. 
6[14B. Increase in emoluments.—The Salaries, allowances and privileges of Members shall 
automatically be increased by the 7[Finance Committee of the National As sembly Secretariat]  8[or by the 
Finance Committee of the Senate Secretariat, as the case may be ,] 5[by notification in the official Gazette] in 
proportion to the increase in the emoluments of the civil servant.]. 
9[14C. Increase in salaries etc.—(1) The 7[Finance Committee of the National Assembly Secretariat]  
may, by notification in the official Gazette, revise the salaries and allowances of members to enable them to 
perform their functions and discharge their responsibilities in a befitting and effective manner. 
 
(2) The provision of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any provision 
of this Act.   
 
Explanation.―For the purpose of this section, the expression “Members” include the Chairman of the 
Standing Committee of a House.] 
 
15. 10[Omitted]  
 
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1Omitted, re-numbered and subs. by the Finance Act, 2023 (Act No. XXXIV of 2023), s. 3. 
2Subs. and omitted by the Finance Act, 2006 (Act No. III of 2006), s. 12A, shall be deemed to have been so subs. on 13th, February 2004. 
3Omitted by Act No. V of 2015, s. 4. 
4Added by Act No. XII of 1985, s. 9. 
5Ins. and Added by the Finance Act, 2006 (Act No. III of 2006), s. 12A. 
6Subs. by Act No. V of 2005, s. 2. 
7Subs. by the Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. X of 2024), s. 5. 
8Ins. by the Finance Act, 2025 (Act No. XIX of 2025), s.5, (w.e.f. 1st July, 2025). 
9Ins. by the Finance Act, 2016 (Act No. XXIX of 2016), s. 8.  
10Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (Ordinance No. XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and II Sch.