Pay hike for Haryana ministers

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Assembly unanimously passed a bill, giving a 900 per cent hike in office allowance and 20 per cent hike in the salaries of the speaker, deputy speaker, leader of opposition and ministers. According to the amendment, the salaries of the ministers have been increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000 and the office allowance from Rs 2,000 to Rs 20,000 per month. The increase would push extra expenditure of about Rs 5370,000 per year.