<span style="color: #222222;">Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner have decided to voluntarily curtail perks and privileges available to them. After assuming the charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on 15th of May, CEC Rajiv Kumar today chaired the first meeting of the Election Commission in which Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey was also present. <br />''<br />''Among other things, the Commission, in its meeting, reviewed the perks and privileges available to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners including the income tax exemptions given to them on sumptuary allowance. <br />''<br />''The Chief Election Commissioner, CEC and Election Comissioners- ECs are currently entitled to a monthly sumptuary allowance of 34 thousand reupee and there is no income tax payable by them on this allowance. <br />''<br />''The commission felt the need of observing austerity in personal entitlements and unanimousluy decided that the CEC and ECs will not take any income tax benefits presently given to them. It was also decided to send the proposal to the Central Government for appropriate action. Further, they will avail only one Leave Travel Concession in a year in place of three LTCs presently available to them.</span><br />