The NDA government has proposed to set up a special commission to recommend salaries and allowances of members of parliament, an official release said on Sunday.

The ministry of parliamentary affairs proposes the constitution of a three-member independent Emoluments Commission to recommend salaries and other allowances for MPs.

The proposal is contained in the agenda notes prepared by the ministry for the two-day All India Whips' Conference in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from 29 September.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will chair the conference, the release said.

Chief whips and whips of various political parties in Parliament and state legislatures will attend the conference and discuss establishing inter-party forums in legislatures for better coordination to enable effective functioning of legislative bodies.

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