What kind of salaries and perks do the members of the organisation get?
Apart from the consultants, the highest TOTAL emoluments of the ant in August 2005 amount to Rs 5440/- (about $125) a month while the lowest salary after the first three months of probation is Rs 1860/- a month. Staff not having a house locally are given some subsidy on rent for hiring accommodation on a shared basis. Everyone is expected to buy his or her own cycle and cycling may range anywhere between 10 to 50 kilometres a day. Everyone is expected to travel by second class train accommodation unless there are no tickets available. Travel by the fastest economy mode is resorted to when specific external funding is available for the same. At least sixty percent of any money earned from consultancy by any paid staff of the ant is expected to be deposited into the ant. All staff are allowed to take 4 days off in a month at their convenience and only need to inform others about their absence in advance .
