Monsoon bonanza: Delhi MLAs get 100% salary hike

On the last day of the monsoon session, Delhi MLAs voted for themselves a whopping 100 per cent pay hike. The MLAs said it became necessary in view of the galloping inflation. The pay breakdown reads: 12,000 for basic salary up from 6000 rupees. Constituency allowance has gone up to Rs 18,000 from 8000. Telephone allowance has doubled, water, electricity allowances also doubled.