CIVIL servants receive early salaries in a specific month before a festival is celebrated. Though the intentions are noble, many people are unable to control their spending and end up with a tight or a deficit budget in these months.
Sometimes, they have to endure 45 days before the next salary is due. Not surprisingly, some resort to borrowing to make ends meet.
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