Kerala guv OKs ordinance on salary deferment

Thiruvananthapuram:1.5.2020

In a huge relief to the cash-strapped Kerala government, governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday gave his stamp of approval to the request for promulgating an ordinance that gives legal credence to the government decision to defer a portion of government employees’ salary for the next five months.

Though there was lack of agreement among legal experts regarding the legal strength of the ordinance, the governor promulgated it without raising questions. The draft ordinance was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday as an emergency measure to circumvent the high court order that questioned the government’s right to defer salary payment on the basis of an executive order. TNN