Ever wondered how much the prime minister and President of India earn?
Do you know that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s monthly salary is way higher that Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi?
Do you know that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s salary is a mere Re 1?
Barring five chief ministers-- Nabam Tuki (Arunachal Pradesh), Oommen Chandy (Kerala), Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), Akhilesh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) and Vijay Bahuguna (Uttarakhand) -- Paycheck India, led by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad faculty member Biju Varkkey, has compiled interesting data on the salaries of India’s ruling elite, including the PM, President and chief ministers
According to their data, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the 'poorest' CM (earning Rs 96,000 per year) while Punjab's Parkash Singh Badal, with a salary of Rs 12 lakh per annum, is the 'richest'.
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Manmohan Singh
Name: Manmohan Singh
Designation: Prime Minister of India
Annual Salary: Rs 1,60,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 13,333
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Pranab Mukherjee
Name: Pranab Mukherjee
Designation: President of India
Annual Salary: Rs 18,00,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 1,50,000
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Nitish Kumar
Name: Nitish Kumar
Designation: Bihar chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 11,94,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 99,500
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Parkash Singh Badal
Name: Parkash Singh Badal
Designation: Punjab chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 12,00,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 1,00,000
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Tarun Gogoi
Name: Tarun Gogoi
Designation: Assam chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 9,96,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 83,000
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Lal Thanhawla
Name: Lal Thanhawla
Designation: Mizoram chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 8,40,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 70,000
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Omar Abdullah
Name: Omar Abdullah
Designation: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 8,40,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 70,000
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Virbhadra Singh
Name: Virbhadra Singh
Designation: Himachal Pradesh chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 7,80,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 65,000
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Narendra Modi
Name: Narendra Modi
Designation: Gujarat chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 7,02,260
Monthly Salary: Rs 58,521
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Prithviraj Chavan
Name: Prithviraj Chavan
Designation: Maharashtra chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 6,84,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 57,000
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Name: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Designation: Madhya Pradesh chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 6,00,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000
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Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Name: Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Designation: Haryana chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 6,00,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000
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Pawan Kumar Chamling
Name: Pawan Kumar Chamling
Designation: Sikkim chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 6,00,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000
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Siddaramaiah
Name: Siddaramaiah
Designation: Karnataka chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 3,60,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000
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Raman Singh
Name: Raman Singh
Designation: Chhattisgarh chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 3,60,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000
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Vasundhara Raje
Name: Vasundhara Raje
Designation: Rajasthan chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 3,00,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 25,000
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Mukul Sangma
Name: Mukul Sangma
Designation: Meghalaya chief ministe
Annual Salary: Rs 2,76,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 23,000
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Okram Ibobi Singh
Name: Okram Ibobi Singh
Designation: Manipur chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 2,76,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 23,000
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Neiphiu Rio
Name: Neiphiu Rio
Designation: Nagaland chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 2,64,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 22,000
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Manohar Parrikar
Name: Manohar Parrikar
Designation: Goa chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 2,40,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 20,000
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Arvind Kejriwal
Name: Arvind Kejriwal
Designation: Delhi chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 2,40,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 20,000
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N Kiran Kumar Reddy
Name: Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Designation: Andhra Pradesh chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 1,92,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 16,000
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Mamata Banerjee
Name: Mamata Banerjee
Designation: West Bengal chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 96,000
Monthly Salary: Rs 8,000
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Manik Sarkar
Name: Manik Sarkar
Designation: Tripura chief minister
Annual Salary: Rs 1,10,400
Monthly Salary: Rs 9,200
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