Salaries of MLAs cut by 30% in Gujarat
Ahmedabad:
In a significant decision, the Gujarat government on Monday decided to effect a 30% pay cut in the salaries of the chief minister, other ministers and MLAs for a period of one year.
The state government has also decided to suspend the dearness allowance (DA) of government employees for the period from January 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.
The revenue of the state government is expected to fall by between ₹24,500 crore and ₹26,000 crore in the ongoing financial year because of the lockdown, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said in Gandhinagar on Monday.
As an austerity measure, the government has announced a pay cut of 30% in the salaries of the chief minister, ministers and MLAs for a period of one year to reduce the burden on the state exchequer, Nitin Patel said. TNN
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