US EditionHimachal CM Announces Six-Month Salary Cuts for Ministers, Legislators & Senior Officials
Chief Minister Sukhu orders salary deferment for officials and a Rs 3,586 crore budget cut to address financial challenges after central grant discontinuation.
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The Economic Times‘Most cuts in salaries of top officials’: HPCC chief on CM Sukhu’s 6-month pay cut for ministers, MLAs
As Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced a six-month salary deferment for ministers, MLAs, and senior bureaucrats, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Vinay Kumar defended the state budget, saying that most of the cuts have been made in the salaries of big officials and legislators who have good incomes and no cuts were made in the income of third-class and fourth-class employees.
Due to economic pressure in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has decided to defer a portion of the salaries of ministers, MLAs, and senior officials, including himself, for six months. However, Group C and Group D employees will receive their full salaries. The government has also increased the honorarium of several categories, including medical staff, Anganwadi and Asha workers. The limits for MLA schemes have also been i…
Himachal CM announces six-month salary cuts for ministers, legislators & senior officials
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Sukhu announces temporary salary cuts in Himachal budget, state outlay reduced by Rs 3,586 crore amid fiscal crunch
In a major austerity push, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday announced a six-month deferment of salaries for ministers, legislators and senior officials, along with Rs 3,586 crore reduction in the overall budget size.
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