MUMBAI : Salaries of ministers, other elected representatives as well as government officials in Maharashtra for March will be slashed by upto 60% in view of the economic impact of coronavirus lockdown, it was announced on Tuesday.
A Government Resolution (GR) issued subsequently said that remaining salary would be paid at a later point. Elected representatives including the chief minister, ministers and MLAs will get their salaries for March with 60% deduction, finance minister Ajit Pawar announced.
A and B grade government employees will get their salaries with 50% deduction while C grade employees will get salaries with 25% cut.