Salaries for clerks

I am well aware that of late salaries have been sky-rocketing in India. Especially with the burgeoning IT sector hiring from colleges in tier II and tier III cities, students believe that salaries of 2 Lakhs onwards are well within their reach. But apparently, Chaggan Bjujbal believes that is too low. According to him -

Today, even a peon earns Rs. 3 lakhs annually

I have friends with excellent academic records, who graduated with degrees in engineering, and are now earning a paltry salary of Rs. 2-4 lakhs. I think they should consider a career change!

I wonder whose peon he is referring to anyway.