September 28, 1974 The frequent increases In the salaries of government employees have imposed a heavy burden on the state exchequer. However, the MP Gazetted Officers' Association claims that "indiscriminate" handling of finances by "those at the helm of affairs" is even more responsible for the present crisis than the rise in the wage bill. According to the Association, expenditure on pay and establishment came down from 43.1 per cent of total receipts
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