Parliament of Sri Lanka - Allowances and Benefits

Allowances and Benefits provided to Members of Parliament

1. The following allowances are as revised with effect from 01.01.2017.

Allowances	All the Ministers, Dy. Ministers, State Ministers and Hon. Members of Parliament
Sitting Allowance	Rs. 2,500/= for attending each parliamentary meeting.
Committee Allowance	Rs. 2,500/= for attending each committee meeting when the committee is held on non-sitting days. (No allowance is paid for attending committee meetings which are held on sitting days).
Office Allowance	Rs. 100,000/= per month to maintain an office.

2. The following allowances are paid at the usual rates without any revision.

Allowances	Hon. Ministers, Dy. Ministers and State Ministers	Hon. Members
Member Allowance (Salary)	Not paid by the Parliament	Rs. 54,285.00
Entertainment Allowance		Rs. 1,000/=
Drivers Allowance		Rs. 3,500/= (Drivers allowance is paid to the Hon. MP only if he isn’t provided a driver from the government)
Fuel Allowance	Fuel allowances are paid based on the distance from Parliament to the electoral district which each MP was elected and the approved market price of one litre of diesel on the first day of every month. (Colombo 283.94 ltrs. Gampaha & Kaluthara 355.58 ltrs.)
Telephone Allowance	Rs. 50,000/= for land line and mobile. (No payment or reimbursement for telephone bills)
Transport Allowance for personal staff	Rs. 10,000/= is paid per month to meet traveling expenses for 4 personal staff to office. (Rs. 2,500/= each)
Free Postage Facilities	Stamps amounting to Rs. 175,000/= are issued to each MP annually. (Rs. 43,750/= quarterly)

3. There is no any other payment such as Monitoring Member Allowance, Subsistence Allowance, Housing Allowance, Train Passes or Newspaper Allowance etc.