Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker
Quick Summary (TL;DR)
Article 97 (Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker): Regulates the composition, procedures, privileges, and law-making rules of Parliament under Part V.
In Simple Citizen Words
Article 97 governs 'Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker' in Part V, Chapter II (Parliament). It lays down the constitutional rulebook for how Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are constituted, how presiding officers (Speaker/Chairman) function, member qualifications/disqualifications, quorum, passage of ordinary and financial Bills, budget grants, and parliamentary privileges. Specifically: There shall be paid to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States, and to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, such salaries and allowances as may be respectively fixed by Parliament by law and,...
Key Constitutional Provisions
Constitutional Mandate (Art. 97): Directly codifies the legal rule for 'Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker' under Part V
Sets a direct, self-contained constitutional command binding on public authorities across India
Requires transparent Parliamentary law-making and democratic accountability rather than arbitrary executive action
Exceptions & Reasonable Restrictions
All Parliamentary legislation and rules of procedure are subject to the provisions of the Constitution, Fundamental Rights (Article 13), and the Basic Structure doctrine.
Why This Matters in Daily Life
Protects democratic representation by ensuring national laws and public budgets are passed only through transparent parliamentary rules.
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