The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday issued notification regarding withdrawal of the deferment of salaries of ministers, MLAs, Speaker, deputy speaker and members of the council of ministers.
“Himachal Pradesh governor, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 162 read with Article 166 of the Constitution of India, is pleased to withdraw the deferment of salary of the deputy chief minister, cabinet ministers, speaker, deputy speaker, and MLAs,” the notification issued by general administration department (Parliamentary Affairs) read.
The deferred amount shall be paid along with the salary of June 2026, payable in July 2026, the notification stated, adding that the temporary deferment of 50% salary in respect of the chief minister shall continue till further orders.
The orders regarding the withdrawal were issued by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during a finance department meeting a few days ago.