THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : After facing opposition over contribution of one month's salary of all state government officials towards the CM's Covid Relief Fund, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday came out with another proposal: six-day salary deduction in the next five months as a temporary measure.
That would mean a month's salary in five months. "Everyone should cooperate and come to the state's help," said Vijayan. The state government earlier this month had decided to deduct one-month salary of all government employees as a contribution to Covid relief fund, sparking opposition from various quarters. "Even with two floods (last year and in 2018), we have been able to grow above 7%.