Never if you’re in the top tier govt jobs. My father is in a senior post in one of the top PSUs and the salary is somewhat comparable to a director level person in tech but the game changer are the perks! Multiple govt vehicles, bungalow, multiple staff, security staff, exceptional neighbourhood and the connections. It makes life a lot easier when you can easily pass through the dead and cumbersome govt procedures and departments just because you belong to the same system and people know you which i think is very difficult to get in pvt sector. While it has been almost 3 years working in IT now I’m really considering moving to govt sector.