Shimla, Oct 25 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Saturday decided to extend the terms of mayors and deputy mayors of municipal corporations from two-and-a-half years to five years.

The decision will benefit the mayor and deputy mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation, whose two-and-a-half-year term is expiring in November 2025.

Briefing mediapersons here, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said a two-and-a-half-year term was raising apprehensions of horse-trading and pointed out that the term in Panchayati Raj institutions is five years. Show Full Article

The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also gave a nod to enhance the honorarium of 510 special police officers (SPOs), including 403 in tribal and 107 in non-tribal areas, by Rs 300 per month.

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