CEC, CIC opt for pay cut

New Delhi, April 13

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the two Election Commissioners (ECs) have voluntarily decided to take a 30 per cent cut in their basic salaries for next one year to fund India’s fight against COVID-19.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and his fellow commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra are entitled to a salary which is “equal to the salary (Rs 2.5 lakh) of a judge of the Supreme Court”, according to the provisions of a law governing their service conditions.

“Numerous steps being taken by the government and civil society organisations require vast resources for which contribution from all sources, including reducing the burden of salaries on the exchequer may be helpful,” it is said in an official statement by the poll panel.

The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and information commissioners, too, have decided to take a voluntary 30% cut in their basic salary for one year. — TNS

(With inputs from PTI)