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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Thursday informed the state assembly that he was suspending his own salary and that of the cabinet ministers and chief parliamentary secretaries (CPS) for two months in an attempt to improve the states fiscal health...
Hence, I want to inform the House that I am suspending mine and state ministers and CPS salary allowances for two months..
The Congress government led by Sukhu is facing a tough time as the hill state faces a financial crunch and government employees are agitating for the payment of pending allowances worth crores..
Besides high debt, the potential financial burden of reinstating the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) also looms, especially as the state awaits a refund from the Centre of Rs 9,000 crore that the Himachal government has deposited in the National Pension System (NPS)...
As far as the states revenue is concerned, the revenue receipts for 2024-2025 are estimated to be Rs 42,153 crore, including Rs 18,741 crore (44 percent) through its own resources, and Rs 23,412 crore (56 percent) from the Centre, highlighting the states dependence on the central government...
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