Madhya Pradesh ministers now have to pay their Income Tax; cabinet revokes 52-year-old rule

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday decided that state ministers will have to pay their Income Tax, instead of the state government bearing such burden.

A proposal in this regard was tabled at the cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya in Bhopal on Tuesday, and the council of ministers approved it unanimously.

The cabinet decided that all ministers would have to pay the income tax on their salaries and allowances.