Kerala Governor vows to end life-long pension for state ministers (ANI). These people are party-cadre, but they end up becoming entitled to lifelong pensions. He further called the issue highly discriminatory and said that it would be his priority to bring this to end. He said the practice in question was started during the UDF rule and the Left dispensation should not give in to the governor and change the same. He said these things were decided by the state government and not the governor and added that it was not going to give in to the latter on this issue. He was probably referring to the recent shifting of senior bureaucrat K.R. Jyothilal as principal secretary, general administration department, by the government yielding to the governors pressure. The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought response of the state government on a PIL challenging the rules for appointment of personal staff of ministers, leader of opposition in the assembly and chief whip as well as the grant of pension and family pension to such employees. Personal staff for ministers and the opposition leader was appointed for the first time in Kerala based on a government order issued in March 1959..CPM. Earlier in the day, senior Congress leader and MP K. Muraleedharan also spoke along similar lines. Kerala Your email address will not be published. In his latest salvo the Governor has made several allegations, including that consecutive Kerala governments have kept a section of their party cadre happy by recruiting them as personal staff to ministers and making them eligible for life-long pension after just two years in service. The governor had termed the practice a gross violation and abuse of authority and misuse and abuse of money of people of Kerala. Earlier on Tuesday, while talking to reporters in the national capital, Arif Mohammad Khan reacted to the protests by the Left Democratic Front workers towards Raj Bhavan in Kerala, against the Governors actions pertaining to universities and bills passed by the state assembly, the Governor said that he cannot be pressurised. Every new government in Kerala sneaks hundreds of people into government service while tens of thousands of youngsters selected by the PSC wait for appointment. Earlier in the day, senior Congress leader and MP K. Muraleedharan also spoke along similar lines. I can give you 1,001 examples where they interfered in the functioning of Universities daily, he said. These people are party-cadre, but they end up becoming entitled to lifelong pensions.. Ltd. All rights reserved. This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. The minimum pension for personal staff members is Rs 3,550 while maximum is Rs 83,400. Speaking to reporters, partys state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the pension scheme for personal staff of ministers was launched in 1984 by the then ruling UDF and subsequent governments had continued with it. 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Pension to personal staff of ministers wont stop: Kerala CPM, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). New appointments are made for the remaining tenure. All others were handpicked by Khan, and the OSDs are former government servants. NEW DELHI: The CPM on Sunday said the practice of giving pension to the personal staff of ministers in Kerala on completion of two years had been going on since 1984 and would not be stopped just because governor Arif Mohammed Khan was against it. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed. The cabinets decision came after Governor sought the resignations of vice-chancellors of all nine universities in the state. The pension expenses doubled from Rs 3.53 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 7.13 crore in 2019-20. Later in the day, Balakrishnan, while speaking to media, said the issue had been resolved. I am going to make it a big national issue. Follow @ETLegalWorld for the latest news, insider access to events and more. Copyright 2022 Printline Media Pvt. |A+AA-, Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan. kerala I think theres enough evidence for you to come to the conclusion that Im not the type of person who can be pressurised, Kerala Governor said. Parasuram. The Kerala Model of creating jumbo personal staff for ministers and providing statutory pension to even those who have completed two year-and-a-half years of service is now challenged by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who on Thursday asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for a review of the policy. Im not going to deal with these things. It will be my priority to bring it to an end. SEPTEMBER 2, 2022, MUMBAI, PHYSICAL EVENT. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. Kerala 18 November, 2022 11:00 pm IST. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 19 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan raised the issue of life-long pension of personal staff of cabinet ministers of the Left Democratic Front cabinet terming it a mockery of public money and said that he would make it a national issue. Give me one instance where I tried to interfere in the business of government, I shall resign that very moment. Of this, the salary and other benefits of the CMs personal staffers recorded a whopping 190.61% increase. Kerala: Now, Guv Khan to take up pension for personal staff of Balakrishnan said the governor could decide whom to appoint to his personal staff and the ministers would decide whom to have in their personal staff. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 19 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan raised the issue of life-long pension of personal staff of cabinet ministers of the Left Democratic Front cabinet terming it a mockery of public money and said that he would make it a national issue. Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you. Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Opposition Leader and the Chief Whip can appoint 30 persons to the personal staff. Why personal staff of ministers are a big drain on Kerala's coffers The Kerala Cabinet on November 9 decided to bring in an ordinance to remove governor Arif Mohammed Khan from the post of chancellor. thiruvananthapuram/new delhi, nov 18 (pti) terming as "atrocious" the kerala government granting pension to the personal staff of state ministers, governor arif mohammed The issue was resolved after the government, yielding to the Governors pressure, replaced Jyothilal. Factoring in the long life expectancy and periodic revision in salary and pension, this burden is set to increase steeply in the coming years. By Express News Service. Escalating his tussle with the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan decried the entitlement of the personal staff of Ministers to lifelong pension. Though the Kerala chief minister is entitled to appoint 30 people as personal staff as per the rules, a decision was taken during the previous Pinarayi Vijayan Governments tenure to reduce the number to 25. Absolutely atrocious," Governor Khan told media persons in Delhi. Kerala Personal Staff of Ministers 2021. A total of Rs 7.13 crore was spent on pension to retired staffers and Rs 1.79 lakh as gratuity. The lapses of the personal staff also play a part and the plan is to curb such things. Its winnability formula is partly to blame, SC might reconsider judgment protecting MPs/MLAs who take cash for votes. CPI (M) State For this, the originally recruited staffers are asked to resign upon completion of two-and-a-half years, the minimum service required for pension. He added that the governors remark that personal staff members were changed every two years was based on incorrect facts. 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