MLAs to take 30% pay cut for a year

Chandigarh, April 8

All Haryana MLAs have decided to take a salary cut of 30 per cent for one year in view of the economic crisis triggered off by spread of Covid.

Besides, the MLAs and former legislators belonging to the Congress and INLD will also contribute one month pension to the Haryana Covid Relief Fund.

This was conveyed during an all-party meeting presided over by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar through video-conferencing on Wednesday.

All parties unanimously decided to fight Covid and fulfil the basic needs of every individual in the state at all costs during this time.

The Chief Minister said the state government would take a loan if required to tide over the financial crisis and tehsils would start registration work keeping social distancing in mind.

The hard work being done by the state’s health workers, police personnel, district administration and social institutions as well as contribution by the employees of the state government to the tune of over Rs 70 crore in the Haryana Corona Relief Fund were appreciated at the meeting.

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Health Minister Anil Vij, Power Minister Ranjit Singh, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, BJP president Subhash Barala, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Kumari Selja, president of the Jananayak Janata Party Nishan Singh, INLD MLA Abhay Singh Chautala and Haryana Lokhit Party MLA Gopal Kanda also attended the conference. — TNS