NHRC chief acquired no assets since 2009: RTI

In a reply furnished under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the chairman’s secretariat maintained that there has not been a change in the total assets possessed by Justice Balakrishnan and his wife in 2010.

This information was supplied to RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal on May 25.
He had sought complete details of income and wealth of the NHRC chief from the period he was Chief Justice of India till date.

With regard to Justice Balakrishnan’s salary on assumption of charge as chairman of NHRC since June, 2010, it was revealed that he drew Rs 50,000 per month as fixed pay.