Which part of the Constitution contains Article 97?

Article 97 is in Part V (The Union), Chapter II — Parliament, under "Officers of Parliament".

Part V · The Union · Officers of Parliament

Article 97: Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Q: What does Article 97 of the Indian Constitution say?

Article 97 deals with salaries and allowances of the chairman and deputy chairman and the speaker and deputy speaker. 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.

Official text as on 1 May 2024

Text of Article 97

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.

Words in [square brackets] were inserted or substituted by later amendments (see below). Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India

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