Cabinet approves salary hike for MLAs, sticks to cap set by Centre
The Hindu
BJP claims AAP govt. sought ‘400% increase’, which MHA reduced to around 70%
The Delhi Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday approved a salary hike for MLAs as per the cap fixed by the Centre. The city’s legislators will now get a salary of ₹30,000, besides other allowances, the government stated. The move comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) “restricted” the Delhi government’s proposal to hike legislators’ salaries and chose to cap it at ₹30,000. The said proposal had been pending for the last five months, said the Delhi government. The BJP opposition alleged the proposal was a veiled attempt by the Delhi government to affect a “400% increase” in MLAs’ salaries, which had been struck down by the MHA as it was “unjustified”.More Related News