It's interesting to see how those outside the government view those within; as a bunch of lazy, corrupt, indolent people. Aren't we painting them all with a single brush? How about all the defence personnel who also earn government salaries, and who are posted in all sorts of god-forsaken places doing thankless jobs to keep everybody else safe? (OK, so now I'm painting you all with the same brush!!)
I've been in the armed forces for the past 18 years, and my average salary has grown by 6% per year. Interestingly, the average salary in India Inc. has been growing at an average of 11-13% (don't take my word for it, read the newspapers). My present salary is 20% (yes, TWENTY PERCENT) of someone doing the same line of work outside with the same experience. Is it any wonder then, that the defence forces are having a massive shortfall of people in their ranks? And that their workload is effectively up 50% from 20 years back, but they are earning the same salary for it?
Isn't it also interesting that the maximum income tax received is from government employees themselves? Nobody seems to factor that in, certainly not the obscenely rich India Inc. lot who pay peanuts and crib!
