I am pretty sure the royal commission has commissioned another commission to submit/file names of the politicians and ex-servicemen, servicemen to use as a triumph card to curb them. I, myself, was in govt. service for some time and I did not think of buying a land or build a house by the income. I was just concerned of maintaining my wife's crude needs, so that she does not run away. 5000 RS was my salary per month then as a section officer (now around 8000 Rs) per year 12 x 5000 = 60,000 RS to buy 1 anna of land , non-motorable (then) = 125000 I needed at least four annas 125000 X 4 = 6,00,000 Time taken to buy 4 annas of land 600000 / 60000 = 10 years cost of building a house aprox 700Rs/square foot If I build a house of 1000 sq. foot = 700 x 1000 = 700000 Time to earn 700000/5000 = 12 years Total time required to buy four annas of land and 1000 sq feet modest house 10 + 12 = 22 years. Do you think my wife would remain with me that long? No way. Where is the money for her needs and the kids that come along? What if I had to support the parents? Sometimes I wanted resign from the post and become a peon of some lucrative office.... Some one said: "Behind every great fortune there is a crime" I say: Behind every building there are crimes."