Constitution of India · Part V: The Union · Officers of Parliament
Article 97: Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker
In plain words
The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People receive salaries and allowances fixed by Parliament, or until then as specified in the Second Schedule.
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Official text
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, until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries and allowances as are specified in the Second Schedule.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.