Govt confirms princely salaries of Nepra top brass

The government has confirmed that the chairman and members of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) unilaterally increased their salaries early this year without the cabinet’s prior clearance. Despite earlier objections from the Cabinet Division, the government implicitly approved the salary increases, which had been deemed unauthorised and called for a written explanation. In a written answer to the national assembly on a question from MNA Shagufta Jumani, Minister Incharge for Cabinet Division Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Monday confirmed that the gross salary of the Nepra chairman went beyond Rs3.247 million per month and those of members was more than Rs2.943m.