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This article demystifies the salary of Chief Ministers, who ranks among India’s elite, earning more than the President of India. The chief minister is among the top beneficiaries of the reckless largesse that follows a government in power. At the national or state level, their remuneration takes a quantum leap. Chief Ministers of different states get different salaries. The Chief Minister of Telangana is getting the highest salary compared to other CMs in different states. This article briefly states the salary structure of different government officials and ministers, from secretaries to the Union Government.
Overview of Salaries
The Secretaries to the Union Government, though not well paid, are privileged to reach into their pockets for a fat purse, doling out money for various government schemes. In comparison, the salary of Chief Ministers would appear paltry and insignificant. State Election Commissioner (Government of India) Sanjay Singh was recently in the news as it related to his pay rise from Rs 20,000 per month (Rs 2.4 lakh for a full year) to Rs 1 crore per month (Rs 12 lakh for a full year). The President gets a monthly salary of ₹500,000. Vice presidents have a ₹400,000 monthly salary, and the Prime minister gets a monthly salary of ₹200,000 per month.
Secretaries to the union government are paid Rs. 39,300 per month while Chief Ministers of different states are paid Rs. 2 lakhs per month compared to other Chief Ministers in the country who are on average paid at least Rs. 12 lakhs a month.
The Chief Minister and Its Salary Structure
The Chief Minister is the most powerful politician in any state.
The Chief Minister is elected to head a state government and looks after every department within that state. The Chief Minister is also a member of the Union Cabinet and is generally the senior-most minister in a state cabinet.
In India, the post of Chief Minister has been an important one from time immemorial. That position was very often held by members of dynastic states, who later would rise to become monarchs. This article aims to demystify the pay structure of such Chief Ministers.
The salaries of chief ministers have been a point of controversy in India, particularly at the state level. The post of Chief Minister is very important in a state, and therefore, they can afford to demand an exceptional salary. The Chief Minister is elected to head a state government and looks after every department within that state. The Chief Minister is also a member of the Union Cabinet and is generally the senior-most minister in a state cabinet.
Chief ministers get their pay as chief ministers and as members of the legislative assembly or the legislative council.
The President of India fixes the salary of Chief Ministers in India. The remuneration of the Chief Minister is determined by the monthly salary payable to a Secretary to the Government of India. The size and shape are specified in Appendix V1 (B) of the Rules framed under the 7th Schedule “Rules for Payment to Members” Regulations 1975. Generally, these salaries are calculated based on qualifications and experience with an annual increment, resulting in change over time.
Salary of different Chief Ministers in different states(it consists of salary as a CM of a state as well as the salary received as MLA/MLC respectively )
- Telangana: ₹410,000 + 250,000
- Delhi: ₹390,000 + ₹210,000
- Uttar Pradesh: ₹365,000 + ₹187,000
- Maharashtra: ₹340,000 + ₹160,000
- Andhra Pradesh: ₹125,000 + ₹125,000
- Gujrat: ₹321,000 + ₹127,000
- Himachal pradesh: ₹310,000 + ₹125,000
- Haryana: ₹288,000 + ₹115,000
- Jharkhand: ₹272,000+ ₹151,000
- Madhya pradesh: ₹255,000 + ₹210000
- Chhattisgarh: ₹230,000+ ₹135,000
- Punjab: ₹230,000 + ₹110,000
- Goa: ₹220,000 + ₹100,000
- Bihar: ₹215,000 + ₹165,000
- Tamil Nadu: ₹205,000 + 123,000
- Karnataka: ₹200,000 + ₹160,000
- Sikkim: ₹190,000 + ₹120,000
- Kerala: ₹185,000 + 137,500
- Rajasthan: ₹175,000 +
- Uttarakhand: 204,000 + ₹125,000
- Assam: ₹160,000 + ₹180,000
- Odisha: ₹160,000 + ₹100,000
- Meghalaya:₹150,000 + ₹170,000
- Arunachal Pradesh: ₹133,000 + ₹100,000
- Manipur: ₹120,000 + 112,500.
- Punducherry: ₹120,000 + ₹105,000
- West Bengal: ₹117,000 + ₹181,800
- Mizoram: ₹114,000 + ₹150,000
- Nagaland: ₹110,000 + 135,000
- Tripura: ₹105,000 + ₹125,000
As we can see, Telangana’s Chief Ministers get the highest salary compared to other CMs.
Conclusion
The following points are considered while calculating the salary of Chief Ministers and other ministers from secretaries to the union government:
- Salary is paid to the minister by the state government from which he/she comes.
- The salary structure is unique as each state has different pay scales for the ministers.
- Pay scale of ministers differs from one state to another due to differences in seniority and competence of ministers in different states, the difference in cabinet composition, etc.
- Other factors include the workload and responsibility of ministers and the officers’ current pay scale in states.
