I think back in Girija days government offices did not have to pay bills( electricity, communication etc). Now they have to. Yes, the salaries have increased. It should. I would rather each official gets 50K a month rather than costing the government 500K in bribes.
27 lakhs in expenses for the whole secretariat for a whole year. U kidding me. Its like 1 lakh a person  per year assuming 27 staffers. Meaning Rs. 8500 per month per person. Can anyone believe that Secretary level staffers can make do with Rs. 8500 per month and save enough to buy a house in Kathmandu since all of the staffers now seem to have a house there. It will take 1.5Crore / 8500 = more than 100 years even if they save 100% of their salary. Go figure.
Praise the transparency.