Thursday, July 28, 2022
Droupadi Murmu elected 15th President: 1st citizen of India
Droupadi Murmu was elected India’s 15th president on Thursday after she defeated
opposition’s Yashwant Sinha with an impressive margin. The first tribal
president, also the youngest president in the history of India, will be the new
resident of the Rashtrapati Bhavan after she takes the oath on July 25. Outgoing
President Ram Nath Kovind’s tenure will end on July 24. According to reports, he
will move into a post-retirement bungalow on 12 Janpath. Here are 10 things to
know about the President of India’s salary, perks and retirement benefits 1. The
salary of the Indian president is ₹5 lakh per month. It was raised in 2016 by
200% from ₹1.5 lakh. 2. Once a president retires, he or she gets a pension of
₹1.5 lakh. The spouses of presidents get secretarial assistance of ₹30,000 per
month. 3. The president gets free housing and medical care and ₹1 lakh annually
for office expenditures. 4. Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the
President of India. It has 340 rooms and a floor area of 2,00,000 square feet.
5. The president has two official retreats where he or she can go on vacation.
One is in Shimla’s Mashobra the other is in Hyderabad’s Bolarum. 6. The
president gets to travel free by train and plane anywhere in the world. 7. The
president gets a custom-built Black Mercedes Benz S600 (W221) Pullman Guard. A
heavily armoured stretch limousine is also reserved for the president’s official
visits. 8. The details of the President of India’s cars are never revealed
because of security reasons. Also, these cars do not have a licence plate and
instead display the national symbol. 9. The President’s Bodyguard is responsible
for the security of the President of India. 10. Apart from the pension, there
are some other post-retirement benefits for the President of India, including
one furnished rent-free bungalow, two free landlines and a mobile phone, fiver
personal staff, ₹60,000 a year for the expenses of the staff, and free travel
with a companion by train or air.
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