NEW DELHI: An independent committee to recommend salaries and allowances for Delhi MLAs has suggested a four-fold increase in their salary from Rs 12,000 to Rs 50,000.

The three-member committee chaired by former secretary general of Lok Sabha PDT Achary submitted its report to assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel.

Delhi MLAs may see a whopping two-and-half fold hike from current Rs 88,000 per month to Rs 2.10 lakh if recommendations of the expert panel are accepted by the government.

Overall, the hike recommended has been 138 per cent.

The panel has also recommended hike in constituency allowance from Rs 18,000 to Rs 50,000 and conveyance allowance from Rs 6,000 to Rs 30,000.

A reimbursible sum of Rs 70,000 per month has also been recommended as allowance under 'Secretarial, Research and Office Assistance' head which is Rs 30,000 at present.

An 'office rental and related utilities' allowance of Rs 25,000 has been recommended for meeting expenditure on office space and other essential amenities provided by government agencies.

In July, a group of AAP legislatiors had demanded a significant hike in salary, arguing their earnings were not enough to run their family and offices.

The lawmakers' salary was last increased by 100 per cent in September 2011 by the then Sheila Dikshit government, citing inflation and the rise in the cost of living cost.

(With inputs from agencies)

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