If you have ever been interested in knowing the salaries of top people working with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then this article is for you!
Yes, how much these people earn is finally revealed by PMO under RTI Act.
Bhaskar Khulbe, PM’s secretary, has the highest salary of about Rs. 2 lakhs, while PK Mishra (Additional Principal Secretary), Ajit Doval (National Security Adviser) and Nripendra Misra (Principal Secretary) are paid Rs. 1,62,500 monthly.
Tarun Bajaj gets the highest salary as a Joint Secretary which is Rs. 1,77,750 while other joint secretaries are paid nearly Rs. 1.7 lakhs. Rs. 17,000 is the lowest salary and it’s paid to a “multitasking staff” member.
It was on 1st June that this piece of information had been shared on PMO’s website.
When Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India, then too PMO’s officials’ salaries were disclosed.
The meaning of “Proactive disclosures” is that the govt. will disclose all the details on its own which the public is more interested in.
Not only this, salary of the PM as well as other ministers have also been made public.