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New Delhi, Jan 8: Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expanded his cabinet on Sunday, adding seven new members, including the son of the previous Congress chief minister Virbhadra Singh, over a month after forming his administration.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar presided over their swearing-in ceremony, which took place at Shimla’s Raj Bhawan.
The following MLAs also took the oath of office as cabinet ministers: Virbhadra Singh, Dhani Ram Shandil, Chander Kumar, Harshwardhan Chauhan, Jagat Singh Negi, Rohit Thakur, and Anirudh Singh.
Himachal Pradesh | A total of 7 MLAs- Dr Dhani Ram Shandil, Chander Kumar, Harshwardhan Chauhan, Jagat Singh Negi, Rohit Thakur, Anirudh Singh and Vikramaditya Singh took oath as cabinet ministers. pic.twitter.com/4PCcgkst9m
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2023
At the event Chief Minister Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri were present.
Sukhu stated on Saturday that the state administration will begin implementing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the state shortly after the first cabinet meeting and that a list of 10 people has been sent to the party’s high command.
While under the OPS, the pension for central and state government employees was set at 50% of the most recent basic salary, under the New Pension Scheme, the employee will contribute 10% of the basic pay and dearness allowance.
If elected to power, Congress had pledged to implement the Old Pension Scheme in its programme for the Assembly elections on November 12.
