Chandigarh, Jun 15 (UNI) In a bid to govern the salary, allowances and other service conditions of Presidents and Members of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions in Haryana, new Rules namely Haryana Consumer Protection Rules, 2021 have been approved.
Haryana Cabinet, which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal here on Tuesday approved the proposal for promulgating the Haryana Consumer Protection (Salary, allowances and conditions of service of President and members of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2021 and they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The Government of India vide its Gazette Notification dated July 15, 2020, had repealed the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and published the new Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which came into force w.e.f. July 20, 2020. Under the new Act, the Centre Government has framed “The Consumer Protection (Salary, Allowances and Conditions of Services of President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission), Model Rules, 2020”.
However, under Section 30 and 44 read with Section 102 of the new Act, it has been stated that the State Government may, by notification, make rules to provide for Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission.
The President of the State Commission shall receive the salary, allowance and other facilities as are admissible to a sitting judge of the High Court of the Punjab and Haryana.
The members shall be entitled to, a fix honorarium of Rs 80,000 per month along other necessary allowances including HRA, Conveyance, TA/DA etc.
The President shall be entitled to, salary as is admissible to a District Judge along with medical allowance as per provisions of the Haryana Civil Services (Allowances to Government Employees) Rules, 2016.
The members shall be entitled, a fix honorarium of 55,000 per month along with other necessary allowances including HRA, Conveyance, TA/DA etc.
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