The Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday temporarily deferred up to 30 per cent salaries of senior government employees, effective from April salary.The salaries will be deferred for six months in a bid to tide over the financial distress in the state.According to the notification, chief secretary, additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, director general of police, and top forest officials will see 30 per cent deferment of their salaries.Secretaries, heads of departments, inspectors general of police, and forest officers up to divisional forest officer level will face a 20 per cent deferral.“The deferred amount will be reckoned for all purposes like pension and leave encashment, with pay slips showing clear breakdowns for transparency,” said Secretary (Finance) Ashish Singhmar in the order.Statutory deductions like income tax and NPS contribution will continue to be regulated on the gross salary to prevent future accounting glitches.For loan-repaying employees, the deferment will be calculated on the pay remaining after the deduction of the loan instalment amount. Such employees will have to submit undertakings to their drawing and disbursing officers.State-funded boards, PSUs, universities and autonomous bodies have also been asked to follow suit.