THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Department of Public Administration has issued an order granting CM's new senior legal counsel KK Raveendran the salary and benefits that he received during his tenure as Additional Advocate General. Accordingly, he will get a salary of Rs 2.60 lakh per month.

Although Raveendran was earlier appointed as the Chief Minister's Senior Legal Counsel, the terms of service and pay had not been fixed. Additional Advocate Generals Mohan Joseph and K.P. Jayachandran had earlier been given the post of Advocate General.