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No salary cuts; police, healthcare workers to get priority: Maharashtra CM

In a live webcast, Thackeray praised the frontline workers (government doctors and others) in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

Uddhav Thackeray
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray | Photo: Twitter (@CMOMaharashtra)

Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday that there was no question of salary cuts for government employees, but it will be paid in installments so that financial situation remains under control.

Earlier in the day, finance minister Ajit Pawar had announced salary cuts upto 60 per cent for government employees, but later he clarified that salaries would not be slashed but only paid in two installments.

In a live webcast, Thackeray praised the frontline workers (government doctors and others) in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and said there was no question of slashing their salaries.

"There will be no salary cut.

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