Prez, vice-prez, govs likely to get 3-fold salary hike
New Delhi: The Union home ministry has proposed a three-fold hike in the salaries of the President, vice-president and state governors as the President’s salary is now `1 lakh less than that of the Cabinet secretary following the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. Sources said the proposal is finalised and is likely to be placed before the Cabinet. Full report on Page 5
The Union home ministry has proposed a three-fold increase in the salary of President, vice-president and governors as following the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, the President’s salary is now `1 lakh less than that of the Cabinet secretary. Ministry sources said the proposal has been finalised and is likely to be placed before the Cabinet
At present, the President gets `1.50 lakh per month, vice-president `1.25 lakh and governor of a state `1.10 lakh. But according to the proposal, the revised salary for the President would go up to `5 lakh and that of vicepresident `3.5 lakh.
With the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, the Cabinet secretary, who is the country’s senior most bureaucrat, gets `2.5 lakh per month while a secretary to the Union government draws
Once the Cabinet clears the proposal, a bill to this effect is expected to be tabled in the coming Winter Session of Parliament
`2.25 lakh per month.
Once the Cabinet clears the proposal, a bill to this effect is expected to be tabled in the coming Winter Session of Parliament. Salaries of the President, vice-president and governors were last hiked in 2008 when Parliament had approved a three-fold increase.
Till 2008, the President’s salary was `50,000, the vice-president’s `40,000 and a governor’s `36,000. The proposal is also likely to recommend increasing the pensions of former Presidents, spouses of deceased Presidents, former vice-presidents, spouses of deceased vicepresident and former governors.