NEW DELHI: Setting an example by embracing austerity in personal entitlements, the Election Commission on Friday decided that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners will forgo income-tax benefits available to them on sumptuary allowance besides availing only one leave travel concession (LTCs) in a year instead of the three entitled so far.
The decision came at the very first meeting of the full Commission — which currently has only two members — chaired by CEC Rajiv Kumar, who took charge on May 15.
