The Salaries Of India's Ruling Elite, Including The President And PM

By siliconindia | Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 13:48 Hrs

Pranab Mukherjee, President of India

Annual Salary: 18, 00,000

Monthly Salary: 1, 50,000

The first citizen of India gets an annual grant of 22.5 crore towards the maintenance of the presidential bungalow, receiving state guests, salary for secretarial staff among other things. He’s entitled to free air travel within and outside India along with his family. Beside all these, Pranab Mukherjee is entitled to a monthly salary of 1, 50,000, according to Paycheck India, led by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad.

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime minister of India

Monthly Salary and allowances: 1, 60,000

Dr. Manmohan Singh, the only Prime Minister after Pandit Nehru to serve the nation for two consecutive terms is widely respected for his fiscal honesty. The Prime minister’s office disclosed that Dr. Manmohan Singh received no salary for the year 2010 except the allowances. According to the prime minister’s office, his pay and allowances together amount to 1, 60,000 as on July 2013.