New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Monday passed the bill to double the salary and allowances of its MLAs.
According to earlier reports, approval had been given by the Lt Governor to bring a Money Bill to implement the proposal to effect over 66 per cent hike in the salaries of the Delhi MLAs.
The bills propose a 66.67% salary hike for Delhi lawmakers. If the bill is passed, lawmakers in Delhi will be paid rs 90,000 a month, up from the existing rs 54,000 a month, once the bills to be tabled today are approved by the President. The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), in the first week of May, signed off on the increase, paving the way for the revision.
The Centre’s approval of the Delhi government’s proposal came after about seven years, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said.
At present, he said, the MLAs in Delhi get altogether Rs 54,000 per month — rs 12,000 as salary and the remaining as various allowances. After the revision, the monthly salary will be rs 30,000. Along with the allowances, it will be Rs 90,000 per month.
The salary and allowances of Delhi MLAs were last revised in 2011. In December 2015, the Delhi government proposed Rs 2.10 lakh a month as salary and allowances for the MLAs, but the MHA did not agree with the proposal.
