When the pay and pension of government employees are due for revision, a Pay Commission is appointed and based on the Commission's report these benefits are revised. The revision takes place once in 10 years. Similarly, in case of employees of banks and insurance companies the concerned authorities revise their salaries and allowances. But our politicians when elected as MLAs do revise their own salaries, perks and pension, that too every 5 years. Further, as often expressed by the public, no educational qualification is prescribed for the politicians to hold office of a minister. There is also no age limit for entry and retirement nor is their physical fitness a requirement which is why an undergraduate can become an education minister and an old politician moving on a wheelchair can become a chief minister of a State. The whole system needs to undergo a change. To begin with there should be some restriction on them when they help themselves as much as they want and whenever they want in drawing pay, perks and pension since these are paid from public funds.
