ధరలు ఆకాశానికి అంటుతుంటే...సాధారణ జనంతో పాటు మన మంత్రులు కూడా అల్లల్లాడతారు కదా. అందుకే కామ్ గా తాజా మంత్రివర్గ సమావేశంలో తమ జీతాలను రెట్టింపు చేసుకున్నారని టైమ్స్ ఆఫ్ ఇండియా పత్రిక మొదటి పేజీలో ఒక వార్త ప్రచురించింది. మరీ వార్త సర్కారు వ్యతిరేక తెలుగు పత్రికల్లో సైతం కనిపించకపోవడం నాకు విడ్డూరంగా అనిపించింది. ఇప్పటిదాకా లక్ష రూపాయలుగా ఉన్న జీతాలను 2.15 లక్షలకు పెంచుకున్నారట మన సార్లు. ఇవి కాక..భత్యాలు కూడా భారీగానే పెరిగినట్టు కనిపిస్తున్నది. మంత్రులు ఖరీదైన ఫోన్లు కొనుక్కోవడానికి కూడా ఏర్పాట్లు జరిగాయి. దానికి వన్ టైమ్ గ్రాంటు ఇస్తారట. మంత్రులా మజాకా.
అధికారిక పర్యటనలకు మంత్రులు ఇక నుంచి తమ భార్యలను కూడా తీసుకుపోయేందుకు, ఆ ఖర్చు కూడా జనం నెత్తిన రుద్దేందుకు నిర్ణయం జరిగిపోయిందని ఆ పత్రిక కథనం. భార్యలు ఎందుకట అంటే...
“The presence of spouse with the minister will go a long way in ensuring stability and focus,” is how the cabinet note justified the perk.
అదీ సంగతి. అయితే...భార్యలను మంత్రులతో పోనివ్వడమే మంచిదని ఒక సీనియర్ జర్నలిస్టు అభిప్రాయపడ్డారు. "వీళ్లు ఒంటరిగా పోతే...పోయినచోటల్లా ఎవరు దొరుకుతారా అని చూస్తారు. వీళ్ల కక్కుర్తిని ఆసరాగా చేసుకుని అవినీతిపరులు ఫైళ్ల మీద సంతకాలు చేయించుకునే అవకాశం ఉంది. అందుకే వీళ్ల వెంట భార్యలుంటేనే మంచిది," అని ఆయన అన్న మాట సమంజసంగానే ఉంది. దీనికి సంబంధించిన టైమ్స్ ఆఫ్ ఇండియా కథనం ఇదీ...
The basic pay of the ministers was increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 14,000 while for the chief minister, it would be Rs 16,000 per month. The special allowance was increased from Rs 3,200 to Rs 8,000, sumptuary allowance from Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000, Camp Office allowance from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000, attender allowance from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000, security car allowance from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000, own car allowance from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000, fuel charges from Rs 7,000 to Rs 15,000.
The Dearness Allowance while on tours was hiked from Rs 300 per day to Rs 1,500 while outside the state and Rs 1,000 within. Mileage allowance was hiked from Rs 10 per km to Rs 20 per km. And from the earlier policy of giving each minister Rs 15,000 once in three years to buy mobile phones, the cabinet decided to give them a one-time grant of Rs 35,000. “Since the ministers use high-end phones, it was decided to give them a one-time grant so that the phones need not be returned,” the cabinet note said.
It was also decided that henceforth, the spouses of ministers will also be allowed to travel with them on official tours. “The presence of spouse with the minister will go a long way in ensuring stability and focus,” is how the cabinet note justified the perk.
“Apart from these, there is a constituency allowance which is around Rs 83,000. Ministers are also allowed to have three domestic helps at their homes at a payment of Rs 2,000 salary each and three attenders with each of them being paid Rs 6,700 as salary,” detailed a senior official in the government. The cabinet meeting unanimously cleared the proposal as every minister set to benefit with the steep increase. The hike is expected to cost the state exchequer an additional Rs 5.5 crore per year.
అధికారిక పర్యటనలకు మంత్రులు ఇక నుంచి తమ భార్యలను కూడా తీసుకుపోయేందుకు, ఆ ఖర్చు కూడా జనం నెత్తిన రుద్దేందుకు నిర్ణయం జరిగిపోయిందని ఆ పత్రిక కథనం. భార్యలు ఎందుకట అంటే...
“The presence of spouse with the minister will go a long way in ensuring stability and focus,” is how the cabinet note justified the perk.
అదీ సంగతి. అయితే...భార్యలను మంత్రులతో పోనివ్వడమే మంచిదని ఒక సీనియర్ జర్నలిస్టు అభిప్రాయపడ్డారు. "వీళ్లు ఒంటరిగా పోతే...పోయినచోటల్లా ఎవరు దొరుకుతారా అని చూస్తారు. వీళ్ల కక్కుర్తిని ఆసరాగా చేసుకుని అవినీతిపరులు ఫైళ్ల మీద సంతకాలు చేయించుకునే అవకాశం ఉంది. అందుకే వీళ్ల వెంట భార్యలుంటేనే మంచిది," అని ఆయన అన్న మాట సమంజసంగానే ఉంది. దీనికి సంబంధించిన టైమ్స్ ఆఫ్ ఇండియా కథనం ఇదీ...
Mantris help themselves to double pay-hike
Salary Hiked From 1L To 2.15L
B Krishna Prasad TNN
Hyderabad: The Kiran Kumar Reddy government has been so far indifferent to the demand of Junior government doctors demanding a hike of Rs 5,000 in their salary, but wasted no time in doubling the salaries of its ministers. At its meeting here on Monday, the state cabinet decided to hike the salary of the ministers from the current nearly Rs one lakh a month to Rs 2.15 lakh per month! This includes various allowances as well as telephone and office expenses. Significantly, the hike has been made effective from December 2011, implying that they are in for a big packet of arrears on February 1.The basic pay of the ministers was increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 14,000 while for the chief minister, it would be Rs 16,000 per month. The special allowance was increased from Rs 3,200 to Rs 8,000, sumptuary allowance from Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000, Camp Office allowance from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000, attender allowance from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000, security car allowance from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000, own car allowance from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000, fuel charges from Rs 7,000 to Rs 15,000.
The Dearness Allowance while on tours was hiked from Rs 300 per day to Rs 1,500 while outside the state and Rs 1,000 within. Mileage allowance was hiked from Rs 10 per km to Rs 20 per km. And from the earlier policy of giving each minister Rs 15,000 once in three years to buy mobile phones, the cabinet decided to give them a one-time grant of Rs 35,000. “Since the ministers use high-end phones, it was decided to give them a one-time grant so that the phones need not be returned,” the cabinet note said.
It was also decided that henceforth, the spouses of ministers will also be allowed to travel with them on official tours. “The presence of spouse with the minister will go a long way in ensuring stability and focus,” is how the cabinet note justified the perk.
“Apart from these, there is a constituency allowance which is around Rs 83,000. Ministers are also allowed to have three domestic helps at their homes at a payment of Rs 2,000 salary each and three attenders with each of them being paid Rs 6,700 as salary,” detailed a senior official in the government. The cabinet meeting unanimously cleared the proposal as every minister set to benefit with the steep increase. The hike is expected to cost the state exchequer an additional Rs 5.5 crore per year.
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The hike in the perks and allowances for ministers is a big joke in the society.Which minister depends on monthly salary?As they are all spending crores of rupees in elections the hike in salary is just a peanut.Almost all ministers have wealth and properties worth crores of rupees.Do they deserve pay hike?
Recently state govt had converted the electricity tariff of super speciality hospital in puttaparthy to commercial rupees six instead of subsidised tariff of 30paise only as this hospital has been rendering humanitarian medical service worth lakhs of rupees to each patient free of cost.Morover the govt instructed to pay the commercial tariff from 2009 onwards costing rupees four crores to the hospital.This is the service done by our public servants!
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Majority of liquor syndicates in the state have back up of ministers and have stake in the business too.That's the reason excise department has become like toothless tiger even though liquor is sold above the MRP,thus pocketing the extra for which no taxes are paid and is nothing but BLACK MONEY.The raids on syndicates by excise dept is a big drama enacted in front of media and people as I came to know in my area that liquor syndcates with connivance of excise officials come to agreement, does a lottery on whom raid has to be conducted !Thats the state of affairs.
Well,that's not all.Some ministers are having ports,harbours and even oil rigs.
There is a dialogue in telugu movie(name I dont remember) in which lead hero says,is one car not enough...do you need 100 cars to be pompous,exemplifying the extent and insatiable corruption at which netas have resorted to.
As long as the mindset of people who elect corrupt politicos with landslide victory empowering them to fiddle with laws change, we may not visualise any transition happening.Moreover voters sympathise with corrupt if they are prosecuted by lead investigating agency like CBI and elect them with thumping majority, only to get cheated thereafter.
It is a farcical joke that minsters hiked themselves salaries and perks.
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