The Ministry of Home Affairs has restricted Delhi government's proposal to increase the salary of the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Delhi, sources told IANS. Proposal for an increase in salary and allowances of Delhi MLAs was pending with the MHA for the last 5 years. Sources privy with the development said that the MHA has "restricted the proposal."

The six-member committee of AAP MLAs, which was formed by the Delhi Assembly to take up the issue of the proposed hike in salary of ministers and legislators with the Centre, had sent the proposal last time in March this year. The Committee had passed the Bill in 2015 with a proposal to increase MLA's salary and wages from the current Rs 12,000 to Rs 50,000 and their overall monthly pay from Rs 88,000 at present to Rs 2.1 lakh.