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Govt mulls salary hike for President, Vice President & Governors
With the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations creating an anomalous situation in which the salary of the President is Rs 1 lakh less than that of the country\'s top-most bureaucrat, the Home Ministry has got down to drafting a proposal for raising the emoluments of the President, Vice-President and governors.
New Delhi: With the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations creating an anomalous situation in which the salary of the President is Rs 1 lakh less than that of the country's top-most bureaucrat, the Home Ministry has got down to drafting a proposal for raising the emoluments of the President, Vice-President and governors.
The proposal will be forwarded to the Union Cabinet for its approval soon. At present, the President gets Rs 1.5 lakh per month, the Vice-President Rs 1.25 lakh and Governor of a state Rs 1.10 lakh.
After the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission's awards, 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.
Official sources said the Home Ministry's proposal is expected to 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 for passage. Salaries of the President, Vice-President and Governors were last hiked in 2008 when Parliament had approved a three-fold increase.
