Madhya Pradesh abolishes 52-year-old tax exemption for state ministers, requiring them to pay income tax.

Madhya Pradesh has abolished a 52-year-old rule exempting state ministers from paying income tax. The decision, made by the state cabinet, now requires ministers to pay their own income tax, aiming to increase transparency and accountability among the political leadership of the state. This change reverses a 1972 rule that had the state government cover tax expenses of ministers and parliamentary secretaries.