Haryana Government has decided that chairpersons or members of all state commissions or authorities, whether constitutional or statutory would be allowed salary as admissible to Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary in the state.
The move is aimed at bringing about a complete parity between the salaries, allowances and perks of all chairpersons or members of all state commissions and authorities, said an official spokesman.
It has also been decided that in respect of all other constitutional or statutory commissions or authorities of Haryana where the pay, allowances and perks are being drawn over and above those of Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary, the same would be got revised accordingly whether through a change in Statute or execution instructions, even if, this requires making a reference to Government of India, the spokesman said. He said that chairpersons or members of all state commissions or authorities, whether constitutional or statutory would now be allowed salary as admissible to Chief Secretary (Rs 2.25 lakh) and Principal Secretary minus pension for the previous service already drawn, if any. Besides, all other allowances and perks must also be maximum as admissible to those of Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, he said.