The Union Home Ministry has prepared a proposal for increasing the salaries of President and Vice-President of the country. This decision comes after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission”s recommendations which has created an anomalous situation in which the salary of the President is ₹1 lakh less than that of the country”s top-most bureaucrat, the Cabinet secretary.
The proposal will be placed before the Union Cabinet for its approval soon, DNA reported quoting official sources. Currently, the President gets ₹1.50 lakh per month while the Vice-President ₹1.25 lakh and Governor of a state ₹1.10 lakh and if the proposal is accepted then the President’s salary may go up to ₹5 lakh and Vice-President”s up to ₹3.5 lakh.
After the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s awards, the Cabinet Secretary, who is the top-most bureaucrat in the country, gets ₹2.5 lakh per month and a Secretary in the Union government draws ₹2.25 lakh per month.
The last hike in the salaries happened in 2008 after the Parliament approved a three-fold increase and till then the President’s salary was ₹50,000, the Vice-President”s ₹40,000 and a Governor’s ₹36,000.
After the Cabinet gives its nod, Bills to this effect will be tabled in Parliament, possibly in the coming Winter session, for passage. Apart from this, a proposal was also put for increasing the pensions of kin of deceased Presidents, Vice Presidents and Governors.
