In
the past days, the Modi government saw a lot of commotion amid the unhappy
central government employees with regard to the problems related to minimum
wages. The knotty issue has since remained a pressing agenda for many, until
today.
In
a move that almost looks too good to be true, the Modi government has proposed
an increase in the salary of President and the Vice President of India.
Right
now, the President withdraws Rs 1.50 lakh per month, the Vice-President Rs 1.25
lakh and the Governor of a state Rs 1.10 lakh.
After
the implementation of the 7th pay commission the Cabinet Secretary, who is the
topmost bureaucrat in the country, gets Rs 2.5 lakh per month and a Secretary
in the Union government draws Rs 2.25 lakh.
But
now, the President’s salary will be 5 lakh and the Vice President’s Rs. 3.5
lakh. The spouses of the Presidents will be receiving Rs 30,000 as
compensation.
According
to sources, the union ministry has already prepared a cabinet note on the
proposed salary and is about to present it to the finance committee for a final
nod.
Ever
since the 7th pay commission swooped in, the salary of the two highest
employees of Indian Government looked like peanuts. It increased the pay of the
cabinet secretary with more than Rs 1 lakh than that of the President.
The
pay commission doesn’t declare or decide the salaries of the President or the
Vice President and the prerogative to effect a change lies with Parliament and
the government.
The
last hike was given in the year 2010 when the salaries were increased by 300%.
The
President’s wages was increased to Rs 1.50 lakh per month from Rs 50,000, the
Vice-President's to Rs 1.25 lakh from Rs 40,000 and the Governor's salary o Rs
1.10 lakh from Rs 36,000.
Source
: http://www.indiatimes.com
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