Ahead of the State Assembly polls, the Haryana Government has announced a hike in the honorarium for civic body officials — including mayors, senior deputy mayors, deputy mayors, presidents, vice-presidents and members of municipal corporations, councils and committees in the State.
In municipal corporations, a mayor would now get Rs 20,500 per month instead of Rs 7,500 per month and senior deputy mayor would get Rs 16,500 per month against earlier sum of Rs 6,000, an official said. A deputy mayor would get Rs 13,000 per month instead of Rs 5,000 and the municipal corporation member would get Rs 10,500 per month instead of Rs 2500. In municipal councils, its president would get 10,500 per month instead of Rs 3,000. Earlier the vice-president and member were getting Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,500 per month, now they would get Rs 7,500 each. In municipal committee, the president would get Rs 6,500 instead of Rs 2,500. Its vice-president and members were earlier getting Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 per month and now they would get Rs 4,500.