Prime Minister, President or Chief Justice of India...who has the highest salary?
The Prime Minister gets a Special Protection Group (SPG) for security along with an official government residence. Government vehicles and planes are available. Then do you know how much salary the Prime Minister gets and is this salary more or less than the President and the Chief Justice of India? So today we will tell you about it in this article.
Narendra Modi has taken oath as the Prime Minister for the third time in a row. President Draupadi Murmu administered an oath of secrecy to him on Sunday. The facilities provided to the Prime Minister are special. They receive a Special Protection Group (SPG) for protection along with official government accommodation. Government vehicles and planes are available. The government bears their accommodation and other expenses during international travel.
Then do you know how much salary the Prime Minister gets and is this salary more or less than the President and the Chief Justice of India? So today we will tell you about it in this article.
What is the salary of the Prime Minister?
The Prime Minister of the country gets a salary of 1.66 lakh rupees per month. The basic salary is 50 thousand rupees. 3 thousand rupees is in the form of expenditure allowance. So 45 thousand rupees is parliamentary allowance. Apart from this, a daily allowance of 2 thousand rupees is included.
In India, the Prime Minister gets facilities while in office, but even after leaving the office, he gets many benefits. Like, government building, electricity, water and SPG facility for the first five years. Lutyen's zone also provides free housing for life, free medical aid and a secretarial staff of 14 people for the first five years after leaving office.
What is the salary of the President of India?
The President of India has many powers. He is the Commander Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. He has the power to appoint many important posts including the Prime Minister. Not only this, he also has the power to call and adjourn the session of Parliament. The President also receives various allowances along with his salary.
The President of the country gets a salary of 5 lakh rupees per month. Apart from this they get many allowances which are out of the ambit of tax. They get the right to travel worldwide by train and plane for free.
After leaving office, the former president gets a pension of Rs 1.5 lakh per month. Apart from this, one government building, two free landline phones, one mobile phone and a staff of five personal employees are provided.
How much salary does CJI get?
According to the official Justice Department, the Chief Justice of the country gets a salary of Rs 2,80,000 per month. So after stepping down, the former CJI gets a pension of Rs 16,80,000 per annum. Along with this, an allowance is also given The former Chief Justice of India gets Rs 20 lakh as gratuity. After retirement he and his family also get the medical facilities available to a Class One officer of the Central Civil Service. Apart from this security is also provided.
A Supreme Court judge gets a salary of Rs 2.50 lakh per month and a Chief Justice of a High Court gets a salary of Rs 2.50 lakh per month. Apart from this, High Court Justices get a monthly salary of Rs 2.25 lakh.