In view of the strained financial situation of the Himachal Pradesh government, Principal Advisor (Innovation, Digital Technologies and Governance) to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Gokul Butail has voluntarly decided not to draw his monthly salary of Rs 2.5 lakh until the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Butail will only accept an honorarium of Rs 1 per month till December 31. He was was appointed as the principal advisor with a Cabinet rank in January last year.
The official order in this regard were issued by Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh Prabodh Saxena on August 16 following Butail’s request. “The Governor of Himachal Pradesh has approved the substitution of the amount specified from Rs 2,50,000 per month to a token…
