Covid-19: Odisha, Andhra, Rajasthan defer salaries of top govt employees

From CMs to bureaucrats and other government employees, states have deferred the salaries to prepare for Covid-19 crisis

Odisha defers salary of CM, ministers and bureaucrats

The Odisha government on Tuesday issued an order deferring a portion of the salary of the chief minister, ministers and All India Service oficers as part of austerity measures to tackle COVID-19, an official said. In view of the economic impact caused due to lockdown and expenditures incurred to control COVID-19, the government ordered deferment of wages and salaries, he said.

As per the order, there will be a deferment of 70 per cent in the gross salary in respect of the chief minister, ministers, MLAs, chairpersons of all state-run corporations and elected representatives