Indian Government Shakeup: Education Minister Resigns, New Minister Assumes Charge

A big news has come out from the central political corridors of the country. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from his post amid exam rigging and nationwide protests. After his resignation, the President on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given additional charge of the country's Education Ministry to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. However, even after assuming the additional responsibility of such a large ministry, Pralhad Joshi's salary will not increase by a single rupee. The salary and allowances of any Union Cabinet Minister in India are fixed under the'Members of Parliament Salaries, Allowances and Pensions Act '. A Union Minister gets a basic salary of 1,00,000 rupees per month. In addition, a constituency allowance of ₹70,000 per month is given to look after his parliamentary constituency and an office allowance of ₹60,000 per month for office expenses. He also gets a daily allowance of ₹2,000 per day when he attends Parliament sessions or meetings. All these allowances, in addition to a free monthly salary of ₹2.50 lakh, he is also provided with a driver's ticket to Delhi, a driver's car and a government bus.