Hry slashes ministers' grants by 50 per cent

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 8

The Haryana Government has decided to slash ministers' discretionary grant by 50 per cent and transfer an amount of nearly Rs 51 crore to the Haryana Corona Relief Fund.

Similarly, funds amounting to Rs 2 crore to each MLA per year under the Vidhayak Adrash Gram Yojana would also transferred to the fund, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.

Releases Rs133 cr for MGNREGA workers

Of Rs550 crore approved for 2020-21, the first instalment of Rs133 crore has been released for workers under the MGNREGA Scheme

Addressing state residents through television, Khattar said the revenue loss to the state exchequer for March was pegged at about Rs 2,300 crore while a revenue loss of Rs 4,000 crore was anticipated in April.

Khattar urged the religious gurus and saints to prevail upon their followers to remain at home, especially during several forthcoming religious festivals.