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A President from India is the very first citizen of the nation, which is why they earn the highest wage in the nation. For the President, India is paid the sum of Rs. 500k as his salary includes basic pay and other allowances set for the presidents of India. The Vice President of India is the second-highest-paid official in India who earns Rs.400,000, and other allowances are paid to the Vice President of India. In this article, we’ve discussed the salary of the President of India and the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court and the salary of Governors of a state, etc.
What is the 7th Pay Commission?
The Government of India has set the Pay Commission to determine the salary, including the basic pay of government employees. After India’s Independence, seven pay commissions were established to examine and recommend the compensation of all the military and civil divisions. On the 25th of September, 2013, the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced the constitution of the 7th Pay Commission. Dr Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India from 2004 until 2014). The Commission was established under the leadership of Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur. The Commission’s recommendations were to take effect on the 1st of January, 2016; however, delays impacted implementation due to some issues.
On the 16th of June, 2016, Cabinet ratified all recommendations in the 7th Pay Commission report, which recommended a 23.55 percent increase in allowances, salaries and pensions for more than 1 million government employees.
Recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission
The minimum wage for government employees The minimum salary (recommended) for an entry-level government worker is increased to Rs. 18,000 per month, up from 7,000 as passed by the assembly session. The minimum wage for an entry-level class I officer is increased to Rs 56,100 per month.
- The maximum pay for government employees A rise in the maximum salary for officials in the government to the number of Rs 2.25 lakhs per month for Apex Scale, and an additional Rs 2.5 lakhs per month for Cabinet Secretary and others at similar pay (from the current salary of Rs. 90,000 per month).
- Pay matrix: The status of a government employee will be determined by the pay level in the new Pay Matrix instead of grade pay. The Commission has suggested changing the grade pay system with a new pay matrix to ensure transparency.
- Working Related Illness and Injury Time (WRIIL) The sick leave or hospital leave and special disability leave will be combined into a new leave. It will be known by the name the Work-Related illness and injury leave. Employees hospitalised due to injuries or illnesses related to work are entitled to full pay and allowances.
- Fitment A: Fitment: The Commission recommends a standard fitting ratio of 2.57.
Officials of the government who fall within pay matrix levels 1 to 5 will likely experience an improvement in the fitness factor up to 3.00 times the basic pay.
Salaries of Gov Officials in India
- President ₹500,000
- Vice-President ₹400,000
- Prime Minister ₹280,000
- Governors of States ₹350,000
- Chief Justice of India ₹280,000
- Judges of Supreme Court of India ₹250,000
- Chief Election Commissioner of India ₹250,000
- Chief Justice of High Courts ₹250,000
- Member of Parliament of India ₹100,000
- The salary of the Chief Ministers varies from state to state. The following table shows the salary of the CM of each state of India.
- Salary of chief ministers of all states as of 2019
- Telangana ₹410,000
- Delhi ₹400,000
- Uttar Pradesh ₹365,000
- Maharashtra ₹340,000
- Andhra Pradesh ₹335,000
- Gujarat ₹321,000
- Himachal Pradesh ₹310,000
- Haryana ₹288,000
- Jharkhand ₹272,000
- Madhya Pradesh ₹255,000
- Chhattisgarh ₹230,000
- Punjab ₹230,000
- Goa ₹220,000
- Bihar ₹215,000
- West Bengal ₹210,000
- Tamil Nadu ₹205,000
- Karnataka ₹200,000
- Sikkim ₹190,000
- Tripura ₹185,500
- Kerala ₹185,000
- Mizoram [b] ₹184,000
- Rajasthan ₹175,000
- Uttarakhand ₹175,000
- Odisha ₹165,000
- Meghalaya ₹150,000
- Arunachal Pradesh ₹133,000
- Assam ₹125,000
- Manipur ₹120,000
- Puducherry ₹120,000
- Nagaland ₹110,000
Conclusion
In October, The Government of India decided to raise the salary of the president of India to Rs. 1.5 lac /month to Rs. 5 lacs per month with allowance. In addition to this salary, the president also receives allowances that include free housing and medical and medical facilities (whole all). In addition, after this salary increase, the president will be paid an amount of Rs. 1.5 mills per month as a pension. the spouses of presidents also receive secretarial assistance of up to Rs. 30,000 per month salary includes the basic pay. The president (article 52) is the head of the Indian state. He is the leader of the army in the country. He is also the very first citizen of the nation. He serves as a representative of the unity and integrity of the country.
