Pay hike for mayors, ULB heads
The Hindu
Government orders increase by 30%
Mayors, municipal chairpersons, corporators, ward members and co-option members in urban local bodies, including Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, will get a 30 % hike in their pay with retrospective effect from June 1 last.
Hereafter, Mayors will receive a honorarium of ₹65,000 a month as against ₹50,000; deputy mayors will get ₹32,500 as against ₹25,000 and corporators/ward members will get ₹7,800 as against ₹6,000 in municipal corporations, including GHMC.
The government on Thursday issued orders enhancing the honorarium of 30% to the existing one including conveyance allowance.
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