New Delhi: The Union home minister is
reworking salaries of the President, Vice-President and governors in
view of seventh pay commission award raising the pay-packet of all
government employees. In fact, the latest pay-revision has created an
anomaly in that the salary of the President is Rs 1 lakh less than that
of the cabinet secretary.
At present, the President gets Rs 1.50
lakh per month, the Vice-President Rs 1.25 lakh and governor of a state
Rs 1.10 lakh. After implementation of the 7th pay commission’s award,
the cabinet secretary, who is the top-most bureaucrat in the country,
gets Rs 2.5 lakh per month and a secretary in the Union government draws
Rs 2.25 lakh per month. The home ministry is now working on a proposal
to set right this anomaly and raise the emoluments of the President,
Vice-President as well as governors of states. Official sources said the
home ministry proposal may be submitted for the Union Cabinet’s
approval next week. After the Cabinet gives its nod, bills to this
effect will be tabled in Parliament.
Salaries of the President, Vice-President
and governors were last hiked in 2008 when the Parliament approved a
three-fold increase. Till 2008, the President’s salary was Rs 50,000,
the Vice-President’s Rs 40,000 and a governor’s Rs 36,000.
In addition, proposals are also expected
to be moved for raising the pensions of former Presidents, spouses of
deceased Presidents, former Vice-Presidents, spouses of deceased
Vice-President and former governors.
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