The Home Ministry had proposed an increase in the salary of the President from the current ₹1.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh per month. Similarly for the Vice-President, the proposal was to increase the salary from ₹1.1 lakh to ₹3.5 lakh per month. Though the file to increase the salary of the two constitutional posts was moved six months ago, it was stuck in the PMO, an official said. The boost in salary is commensurate with the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, implemented last year. The committee headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Yogi Adityanath had recommended a hike in salary of the MPs from current ₹1.4 lakh a month to ₹2.8 lakh a month.

Source: The Hindu February 12, 2017 15:56 UTC