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Big boys don't come cheap

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A K Bhattacharya New Delhi
 What is the salary that Finance Minister Jaswant Singh pays the finance secretary, his senior-most officer? Surf the Civil List website of the government of India, which contains the salary details of all IAS officers.

 The answer may well come to you as a gentle reminder that things in the government have not changed very much. His salary is Rs 26,000 per month. The Cabinet secretary gets a little more
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First Published: Sep 17 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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