In the month of June this year, YSRC Nagari MLA RK Roja was appointed the Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC). Initially, RK Roja was unhappy for not getting a Cabinet berth, but later Andhra Pradesh Chief Minster Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed the firebrand leader the Chairperson of APIIC but her salaries were not confirmed. Now the government issued an order on Friday regarding RK Roja’s salary.
MLA Roja is going to get Rs 3.82 lakh per month as APIIC Chairperson. She will get Rs 2 lakh in her salary. Rs 60,000 under vehicle allowance, Rs 50000 for accommodation, and Rs. 2000 for mobile charges will be paid to Roja. Apart from this the staff of Roja who will be assisting her will be paid Rs 70,000 monthly. Roja’s salary is giving a shock to everyone.
Roja is an actress and politician. She entered into the politics in 1999 and currently aligns with the YSR Congress party. Roja was elected as an MLA from Nagari in Andhra Pradesh in the year 2014. Now she is working as Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation.
She had contested from Nagari assembly constituency in the 2019 election and won. Later Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed her as Chairman of APIIC.