NEW DELHI: President R Venkataraman Friday favored limiting the size of the ministry to one-tenth of the strength of the popularly elected legislature to discourage defection and bring about “enormous is saving” in public limiting the size of the ministry to one-tenth of the strength of the popularly elected legislature to discourage defection and bring about “enormous saving” in public expenditure.
Keeping in view the president’s gesture to forego 10% of his salary and his observations about the economy drive being undertaken by the government, the governors Friday also decided on a 10% cut of their salaries from January 1992.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 10, 1992
