Karnataka: Mid-term fiscal plan suggests reduction in staff strength using technology

In the run-up to the Legislative Assembly election, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced that he had allocated Rs 6,000 crore to implement the 7th pay (Commission) scale for the state government employees. But the Medium Term Fiscal Plan (MTFP) has strongly recommended the state government to reduce the staff pattern and staff size by utilising technologies effectively.

Addressing media persons after presenting his budget, Bommai said that no matter whether a committee, headed by the former chief secretary Sudhakar Rao, submits an interim or final report, the state government will take immediate action since the grants (Rs 6,000 crore) already reserved in the budget.