The taxing task of downsizing

Raisina Hill

 It has planned to reduce its employees strength by about 26,000 to 3.49 million by March 2004. But its total cost on account of pay, allowances and travel expenses on the reduced number of employees this year will go up by Rs 1,492 crore to Rs 34,343 crore.

 There are many who will not believe the government