Vinod Khanna received maximum travel allowance among Punjab MPs
Monday, 02/11/2015
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RUPNAGAR: Gurdaspur Member of Parliament (MP) Vinod Khanna has received the maximum amount as travelling and daily allowances from the Lok Sabha among Punjab MPs.
According to information obtained by Right to Information (RTI) activist advocate Dinesh Chadha from the Lok Sabha secretariat, Khanna had received `14.2 lakh as travelling and daily allowances during the period June 2014 to June 2015.
Shiromani Akali Dal MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura got `7.4 lakh during this period, followed by Prem Singh Singh Chandumajra who received `7.2 lakh, Harinder Singh Khalsa who got `6.8 lakh, Ravneet Singh Bittu who received `6.4 lakh, Sher Singh Ghubaya who got `6.1 lakh, Vijay Sampla who got `5.1 lakh, Bhagwant Mann who received `4 lakh, Chaudhary Santokh Singh who got `3.6 lakh, Dr Dharamvira Gandhi who received `3.4 lakh, and Prof Sadhu Singh who received `2.7 lakh as travelling and daily allowances.
Capt Amarinder Singh had received `1.2 lakh as travelling and daily allowances while Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal did not receive any such allowance.
Khanna got the maximum amount of `3.9 lakh as travelling and daily allowances during a single month in May 2015, followed by AAP MP Harinder Singh Khalsa who received `3.1 lakh for October 2014.
