THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It has been decided to extend the contract of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's social media team by one more year. The Chief Minister's social media team consists of twelve members. They cost the government 6,64,490 rupees in salary alone.
This team is responsible for posting on social media including the Chief Minister's Facebook page and updating the website only. The social media team works for the chief minister on a contract basis, while the PRD wing employs around 100 officers to inform the public about the government's achievements. They are paid huge salaries. The pay structure is Rs 75000 for Team Leader, Rs 70000 for Content Manager, and Rs 65,000 for Senior Web Administrator. The lowest salary in the group is that of a Computer Assistant who earns Rs.22290. When Pinarayi became the Chief Minister last time, there were nine people in the social media team. But now it has increased to twelve. They were initially appointed for a period of six months and now their contract was extended for one more year.