The Himachal Pradesh authorities spends Rs 84.90 lakh each month on salaries and allowances of seven people with Cupboard ranks, together with three MLAs. The data was shared by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, in a written reply within the Vidhan Sabha, on the second day of the continued Winter Session. The data has been furnished in response to BJP’s Bilaspur MLA Trilok Jamwal’s query.
Two of the seven people — MLA RS Bali, Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Growth Company (HPTDC), and Kehar Singh Khachi, Vice-Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Forest Growth Company — don’t draw salaries or allowances from the state exchequer, as per the knowledge tabled within the Home.
Gokul Butail, Principal Advisor (Digital) to the Chief Minister, has surrendered his Rs 2.50 lakh month-to-month wage and has been taking solely Re 1 as token cash, however attracts Rs 32,822 month-to-month as automobile and gas allowances, it stated.
The seven individuals who’ve been accorded Cupboard ranks are Political Adviser to the CM Sunil Sharma, Principal Media Advisor to the CM Naresh Chauhan, Principal Advisor (Digital) to the CM Gokul Butail, Chairman of the Seventh Pay Fee Nand Lal, Vice-chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Forest Growth Company Kehar Singh Khachi, Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board MLA Bhawani Singh Pathania and Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Growth Company (HPTDC) MLA RS Bali.
The federal government knowledgeable the Home, “Sunil Sharma is drawing Rs 2.50 lakh wage, together with Rs 19,132 month-to-month automobile and gas allowance; Naresh Chauhan is drawing Rs 2.50 lakh wage, together with Rs 20,000 residence allowance and Rs 25,910 gas and automobile allowance each month; Gokul Butail is taking simply Re 1 as token cash as honorarium, surrendering his Rs 2.50 lakh wage however drawing Rs 32,822 automobile and gas allowances each month; Nand Lal, who can be an elected MLA, is drawing Rs 40,462 month-to-month automobile and gas allowance each month; and MLA Bhawani Singh Pathania has been drawing Rs 69,000 automobile and gas allowance each month.”
Kehar Singh Khachi and MLA RS Bali don’t draw a wage from the state exchequer, as per the knowledge.
The matter associated to wage and allowances to be given to Khachi was pending earlier than the Himachal Pradesh State Forest Growth Company Ltd (HPSFDC).
The Opposition BJP has been criticising Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress authorities for giving “undue advantages to their favourites”.
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