The Union Home Ministry has prepared a proposal to raise the emoluments of the country's top functionaries: the President, and the Vice-President. The proposal is expected to be placed before the Union Cabinet for its approval soon, as per official sources. 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.
If the proposal is approved, the President's salary may go up to Rs 5 Lakh, and the VP's up to Rs 3.5 Lakh. The move comes after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations to create 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 Cabinet Secretary. Once the Cabinet gives its nod, Bills to this effect will be tabled in the Parliament, possibly in the upcoming Winter session, for passage.
