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HP: Ministers, MLAs get 24 pc salary hike

Shimla, Mar 28 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Friday passed bills raising the salaries and allowances of the Chief Minister, Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and MLAs by 24 percent and tying the revised emoluments to the price index, ensuring an automatic hike every five years.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who also holds the finance portfolio, tabled three separate bills proposing the salary and allowance revisions. The hike is expected to increase the financial burden on the state exchequer by approximately Rs 25 crore per annum.
Now the Chief Minister will get a salary of Rs 1,15,000, while Cabinet ministers would earn Rs 95,000 per month
A Minister of State will earn Rs 93,000, a Deputy Minister Rs 80,000, while the Speaker and Deputy Speaker's salary has Increased from Rs 80,000 to Rs 95,000 per month
Hospitality and other allowances for Speaker and Deputy Speaker have gone up from Rs 95,000 to Rs 1,50,000 per month
The salaries of MLAs have gone up from Rs 55,000 to Rs 70,000 per month
This salary revision aims to ensure financial stability for legislators and accounts for inflation, with future adjustments linked to the price index every five years. UNI ML SSP
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