Modi asks Talatis to become techno savvy, lead their village like local Chief Secretary


Gandhinagar, 30 September 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today hiked monthly allowance of Talatis by Rs 1,000 while special allowance of Rs 100 was increased to Rs 900. Added to this revenue collection duty allowance of Rs 100 will be given to Talatis. Thus their total monthly package will be Rs 1000.

Addressing a state level workshop of Gram panchayat mantris, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that the present time demands that each Talati becomes techno savvy and lead the village like a local Chief Secretary.

The Chief Minister gave an example of historical character of ‘Lakha Vanzara’ and asked Panchayat mantris to live the example of Lakha Vanzara in modern context, in the area of local water resources.