Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh cabinet has decided that the ministers of the state will have to pay their income tax and will not take any financial help from the state government.
A proposal in this regard was put forward in the cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya in Bhopal on Tuesday and the Council of Ministers approved it unanimously. The Cabinet decided that all ministers will have to pay income tax on their salaries and allowances.
“We have decided that our ministers will pay their income tax and they will not take any financial help from the government. From the income tax point of view, there was a rule since 1972 which provides for tax expenses of ministers and even parliamentary secretaries Will be covered by the state government,” Chief Minister Mohan Yadav told ANI on Tuesday.
"The Income Tax Rules of 1972 are being changed," it was also posted on the Chief Minister's official handle.
Earlier, the state government used to pay the income tax of state ministers, but now after 52 years, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to change this rule.
Giving more details about other Cabinet decisions, Minister of State Kailash Vijayvargiya briefed the media and said that a proposal to allow the Public Works Department (PWD) to coordinate railway projects in Madhya Pradesh has also been approved.
"The State Government provides scholarship to the students of Sainik Schools of Madhya Pradesh, but often the students of Madhya Pradesh take admission in Sainik Schools outside the State and they do not get the benefit of this facility. Today the Cabinet decided that the State Government also Vijayvargiya said, “Will avail scholarship to those students of Madhya Pradesh who are studying in Sainik schools outside the state.”
A proposal in this regard was put forward in the cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya in Bhopal on Tuesday and the Council of Ministers approved it unanimously. The Cabinet decided that all ministers will have to pay income tax on their salaries and allowances.
“We have decided that our ministers will pay their income tax and they will not take any financial help from the government. From the income tax point of view, there was a rule since 1972 which provides for tax expenses of ministers and even parliamentary secretaries Will be covered by the state government,” Chief Minister Mohan Yadav told ANI on Tuesday.
"The Income Tax Rules of 1972 are being changed," it was also posted on the Chief Minister's official handle.
Earlier, the state government used to pay the income tax of state ministers, but now after 52 years, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to change this rule.
Giving more details about other Cabinet decisions, Minister of State Kailash Vijayvargiya briefed the media and said that a proposal to allow the Public Works Department (PWD) to coordinate railway projects in Madhya Pradesh has also been approved.
"The State Government provides scholarship to the students of Sainik Schools of Madhya Pradesh, but often the students of Madhya Pradesh take admission in Sainik Schools outside the State and they do not get the benefit of this facility. Today the Cabinet decided that the State Government also Vijayvargiya said, “Will avail scholarship to those students of Madhya Pradesh who are studying in Sainik schools outside the state.”
