With a relatively high bureaucratic density and strained state finances, Himachal Pradesh chief minister believes downsizing will save hill state a lot of money.
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the move will save the government Rs 200 crore annually. ‘Many officers do not have sufficient work,’ he added.
What makes latest extension politically interesting is that Singh is the officer Sukhu had targeted with serious allegations when he was Leader of Oppn.
It started with a police complaint alleging violations of Section 118—which restricts transfer of agricultural land to non-agriculturists—of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act.
Sukhu will defer half his own pay for six months; Group C, D employees and pensioners are fully exempt; Opposition calls it a budget that 'has gone backwards'.
A Shimla-resident has challenged the extension in high court on the ground that Prabodh Saxena faces prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The BJP MP visited the flood and landslide-affected areas of Manali & interacted with people. She accused the Congress-led state government of diverting central relief funds.
Trade through the pass resumed in 1992 after hiatus following 1962 India-China war but faced setbacks due to geopolitical tensions, and was halted in 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.
Currently on medical leave, Shimla SP Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi on 24 May accused then DGP and his predecessor, along with Himachal Pradesh chief secy, of obstructing justice.
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