Salary of Government Officials In India

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Salary of Government Officials

Government officials in India are dedicating most of their time to serve the nation. The salary of Government officials is mainly dependent on their roles and responsibilities in the nation. People representatives from the nation like the Prime minister, President, Chief ministers, MLA, MLC and many more will get different pay and people who are serving the nation like army, navy, airforce, chief justice of India will receive different pay. The Government of India deciding the salary of the person based on their experience, qualification, job role, and many more. This article will provide the exact salary list of Indian government officials.

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Highest Paid Government Official in India

The highest-paid government official in India is the president of India. He/She will receive five lakhs as basic pay. Further, they will receive other allowances, which were fixed by the president of India. Usually, the president of India is elected by members of both the house of parliament, members of the state legislative assembly, and union territories. The second-highest-paid government official in India is the Vice President of India. He/She will receive four lakhs as basic pay with some allowances fixed by the government of India. The vice president of India was also elected by the members of both the house of parliament and members from state and union territories legislatures assembly. The time span of both the President and Vice president of India is 5 years. The person who is a member of the Rajya Sabha can only take part in the election.

Salary List Of Indian Government Officials

The below table shows the salary of the President of India, Chief Justice of India and many other government officials in India.

Positions of Government Officials based on their salary	Post	Basic salary+other allowances
1	President	500,000 + Other allowances, including travel allowance and dearness allowance that are fixed to President by the government of India
2	Vice-President	Rs. 400,000 + Other allowances fixed to Vice President by the government of India
3	Prime Minister, Elected by the president of India. The total term for the prime minister of India lasts 5 years.	Rs. 160,000 The salary of the Prime minister is the addition of the salary of Members of Parliament. He will also receive allowances as a Member of Parliament. He/ she will receive the other allowances as a member of Rajya sabha.
4	Governors of States	Along with Rs.350,000, he will revise other allowances
6	Chief Justice of Supreme Court	He / She will receive Rs.280,000 as salary and she/he can receive the other allowances, that is fixed by the Government of India.
9	Judges of Supreme Court of India	Rs.250,000 is the salary of a judge of the supreme court. + They will also get other allowances fixed for SC Judges.
9A	Chief Election Commissioner of India	Rs. 250,000 is the salary of the Chief Election Commissioner of India. Further, he/she will receive other allowances
9A	Comptroller and Auditor General of India	He / She will receive Rs.250,000 salary with other allowances.
9A	Chairman of Union Public Service Commission	Rs. 250,000 as salary and Other allowances.
11	Cabinet Secretary of India, A person who was the senior-most IAS officer, will be elected as cabinet secretary.	Rs. 250,000 with Other allowances provided by the government of India.
11	Lieutenants Governor of Union Territories	Rs. 110,000 as salary and also receive Other allowances fixed by the Union Government
12	Chief staff in Army, Navy and Air force. And people serving in the rank of General and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces	Rs. 250,000 as salary with other allowances provided by the government of India
14	Chief Justice of High Courts	Rs. 250,000 as salary and Other allowances fixed for Judges.
16	Judges of High Courts	Rs. 225,000 with other allowances fixed for Judges by the state government
21	Member of Parliament of India	Each person will get a parliament office allowance of Rs. 45,000 with the Constituency allowances of Rs.45,000. Along with that, they will get a parliamentary session allowance of Rs. 2000 per day.
23	Secretaries to Government of India, Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders in the rank of Lieutenant General Special Secretaries to Government of India, and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces	Rs. 225,000 as salary with Other allowances provided by the government of India.
23	Chief Secretaries of State Governments, Additional Chief/Special Chief Secretaries to State Governments	Rs. 225,000 as a monthly payment along with other allowances given to Senior IAS in State Governments.
25	Additional Secretaries to Government of India	The monthly pay varies from Rs.182,200 to Rs.224,100 depends on their experience. Also, they will get other allowances provided by the government of India.
25	Principal Secretaries to State Governments	The monthly pay vary from Rs. 182,200 to Rs. 224,100 with the other allotted allowances.
26	Major General, Joint Secretaries to Government of India, and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces	Will receive the payment from Rs. 144,200 to Rs. 218,200. Further, they will receive other allowances allotted by the Government of India
26	Secretaries to State Governments	The payment for a month will range from 144,200 to Rs. 218,200. They also receive other allowances based on the allotment of the state government.

The chief minister of the states in India is directly elected by the people of the state. An Indian citizen with the age of 25 or more can take part in the assembly elections. The term period of the chief minister is 5 years. The chief minister of state will receive the basic pay as mentioned in the below table, salaries along with the pay of MLA.

The below table shows the basic salary of chief ministers of India.

State	Basic Pay Of Chief Ministers In India
Telangana	₹410,000
Delhi	₹390,000
Uttar Pradesh	₹365,000
Maharashtra	₹340,000
Andhra Pradesh	₹335,000
Gujarat	₹321,000
Himachal Pradesh	₹310,000
Haryana	₹288,000
Jharkhand	₹272,000
Madhya Pradesh	₹255,000
Chhattisgarh	₹230,000
Punjab	₹230,000
Goa	₹220,000
Bihar	₹215,000
West Bengal	₹210,000
Tamil Nadu	₹205,000
Karnataka	₹200,000
Sikkim	₹190,000
Kerala	₹185,000
Rajasthan	₹175,000
Uttarakhand	₹175,000
Assam	₹160,000
Odisha	₹160,000
Meghalaya	₹150,000
Arunachal Pradesh	₹133,000
Manipur	₹120,000
Puducherry	₹120,000
Mizoram	₹114,000
Nagaland	₹110,000
Tripura	₹105,500

From this article, we came to know about the complete list of salary of government officials in India. This range may vary when the government of India revises the pay scale.

FAQs on Salary of Government Officials In India

1. What is the salary of an IAS officer?

IAS Officers in India will be paid the basic salary of Rs. 56,100, as per the 7th pay commission. IAS officers in India will also get several other allowances, including travel allowance and dearness allowance. According to the state government’s report, the total salary of the IAS officers is more than Rs. 1 Lakh per month.

2. Which government official has the highest salary in India?

People who are serving in the Indian Foreign Service, IAS, IPS, defence service, RBI Grade B, scientists and engineers in ISRO and DRDO, Indian forest service, Staff selection commission, and lecturers and assistant professors of government colleges and universities will get the highest salary in India.