Uttarakhand cabinet ministers and MLA’s to get upto 30 percent less salary
To prevent the coronavirus, the state government has decided to cut the salary of ministers and MLAs by up to 30 per cent. This was approved in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat on Wednesday. In a meeting held at the Chief Minister’s residence in Dehradun, the ministers also prepared an action plan to fight Corona effectively.
In fact, the Modi cabinet has decided to postpone their MP fund for two years along with 30 per cent reduction in the salary of MPs a day earlier. Subsequently, now the Trivandra Rawat cabinet has also adopted this formula. However, the cabinet has already decided to give Rs 15 lakh from the MLA fund to the CMO to fight against corona.
One crore from the MLA fund to fight Corona will also be deposited in the Covid 19 fund. The cabinet has sent suggestions to the Government of India to increase the lockdown to deal with the escalating case of Corona in Uttarakhand. If the Government of India approves the suggestion, then the lock-down period will be extended in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand.
During the meeting, the CM has been authorized to reduce the period of time required to open shops. In view of the lock down in Corona, the government has also decided to give two times ration to the general card holders. The Medical Education Services Manual has also been approved.
In the meeting, the Chief Minister had sought reports from some departments including Home, Health, Disaster Management, Food Supply and others on the conditions during lockdown.
