Ahmedabad: Gujarat government has decided to cut down the salaries of MLAs and ministers by 30 per cent for one year due to COVID-19 pandemic. Government will bring a bill to this effect in the upcoming session of the state assembly. The proposed bill will replace an ordinance issued earlier. Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja told the media persons that this decision was made earlier.
The cabinet had then issued an ordinance that elected representatives will be paid 30 per cent less salaries due to the coronavirus pandemic from April 2020 to March 2021. He said that the state government will save Rs. 6.27 crore by the cut in salaries of elected representatives. This money will be used in the fight against coronavirus. The state government has also decided to cut 30 per cent salaries of those employees who have been retained in government services on contracts after retirement
Gujarat govt decides to cut down salaries of MLAs, ministers by 30% for one year
