1. There shall be paid to the President and to the Governors
of the States the following emoluments per mensem, that is
to say:-
The President 10,000 rupees
The Governor of a State 5,500 rupees
2. There shall also be paid to the President and to the
Governors of the States such allowances as were payable
respectively to the Governor-General of the Dominion of
India and to the Governors of the corresponding Provinces
immediately before the commencement of this Constitution.
3. The President and the Governors of the States throughout their respective terms of office shall be entitled to the same privileges to which the Governor-General and the Governors of the corresponding Provinces were respectively entitled immediately before the commencement of this Constitution.
4. While the Vice-President or any other person is discharging the functions of, or is acting as, President, or any person is discharging the functions of the Governor, he shall be entitled to the same emoluments, allowances and privileges as the President or the Governor whose functions he discharges or for whom he acts, as the case may be.
The territories referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960.
PROVISIONS AS TO THE SPEAKER AND THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE AND THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF STATES AND THE SPEAKER AND THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A STATE
7. There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of the
People and the Chairman of the Council of States such
salaries and allowances as were payable to the Speaker of
the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion of India
immediately before the commencement of this Constitution,
and there shall be paid to the Deputy Speaker of the House
of the People and to the Deputy Chairman of the Council of
States such salaries and allowances as were payable to the
Deputy Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion
of India immediately before such commencement.
8. There shall be paid to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker
of the Legislative Assembly *** and to the Chairman and the
Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of a State .such
salaries and allowances as were payable respectively to the
Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
and the President and the Deputy President of the
Legislative Council of the corresponding Province
immediately before the commencement of this Constitution
and, where the corresponding Province had no Legislative
Council immediately before such commencement, there shall be
paid to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the
Legislative Council of the State such salaries and
allowances as the Governor of the State may determine.
9. (1) There shall be paid to the Judges of the Supreme
Court, in respect of time spent on actual service, salary at
the following rates per mensem, that is to say:-
The Chief Justice 10,000 rupees
Any other Judge 9,000 rupees:
Provided that if a Judge of the Supreme Court at the time of
his appointment is in receipt of a pension (other than a
disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous
service under the Government of India or any of its
predecessor Governments or under the Government of a State
or any of its predecessor Governments, his salary in respect
of service in the Supreme Court shall be reduced-
(a) by the amount of that pension, and
(b) if he has, before such appointment, received in lieu of
a portion of the pension due to him in respect of such
previous service the commuted value thereof, by the amount
of that portion of the pension, and
(c) if he has, before such appointment, received a
retirement gratuity in respect of such previous service, by
the pension equivalent of that gratuity.
(2) Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be entitled
without payment of rent to the use of an official residence.
(3) Nothing in sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph shall
apply to a Judge who, immediately before the commencement of
this Constitution,-
(a) was holding office as the Chief Justice of the Federal
Court and has become on such commencement the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court under clause (1) of Article 374, or
(b) was holding office as any other Judge of the Federal
Court and has on such commencement become a Judge (other
than the Chief Justice) of the Supreme Court under the said
clause, during the period he holds office as such Chief
Justice or other Judge, and every Judge who so becomes the
Chief Justice or other Judge of the Supreme Court shall, in
respect of time spent on actual service as such Chief
Justice or other Judge, as the case may be, be entitled to
receive in addition to the salary specified in sub-paragraph
(1) of this paragraph as special pay an amount equivalent to
the difference between the salary so specified and the
salary which he was drawing immediately before such
commencement.
(4) Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall receive such
reasonable allowances to reimburse him for expenses incurred
in traveling on duty within the territory of India and shall
be afforded such reasonable facilities in connection with
traveling as the President may from time to time prescribe.
(5) The rights in respect of leave of absence (including
leave allowances) and pension of the Judges of the Supreme
Court shall be governed by the provisions which, immediately
before the commencement of this Constitution, were
applicable to the Judges of the Federal Court.
10. (1). There shall be paid to the Judges of High Courts,
in respect of time spent on actual service, salary at the
following rates per mensem, that is to say,-
The Chief Justice 9,000 rupees
Any other Judge 8,000 rupees:
Provided that if a Judge of a High Court at the time of his
appointment is in receipt of a pension (other than a
disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous
service under the Government of India or any of its
predecessor Governments or under the Government of a State
or any of its predecessor Governments, his salary in respect
of service in the High Court shall be reduced-
(a) by the amount of that pension, and
(b) if he has, before such appointment, received in lieu of
a portion of the pension due to him in respect of such
previous service the commuted value thereof, by the amount
of that portion of the pension, and
(c) if he has, before such appointment, received a
retirement gratuity in respect of such previous service, by
the pension equivalent of that gratuity.
(2) Every person who immediately before the commencement of
this Constitution-
(a) was holding office as the Chief Justice of a High Court
in any Province and has on such commencement become the
Chief Justice of the High Court in the corresponding State
under clause (1) of Article 376, or
(b) was holding office as any other Judge of a High Court in
any Province and has on such commencement become a Judge
(other than the Chief Justice) of the High Court in the
corresponding State under the said clause, shall, if he was
immediately before such commencement drawing a salary at a
rate higher than that specified in sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph, be entitled to receive in respect of time spent
on actual service as such Chief Justice or other Judge, as
the case may be, in addition to the salary specified in the
said sub-paragraph as special pay an amount equivalent to
the difference between the salary so specified and the
salary which he was drawing immediately before such
commencement.
(3) Any person who, immediately before the commencement of
the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, was holding
office as the Chief Justice of the High Court of a State
specified in Part B of the First Schedule and has on such
commencement become the Chief Justice of the High Court of a
State specified in the said Schedule as amended by said Act,
shall, if he was immediately before such commencement
drawing any amount as allowance in addition to his salary,
be entitled to receive in respect of time spent on actual
service as such Chief Justice, the same amount as allowance
in addition to the salary specified in sub-paragraph (1) of
this paragraph.
11. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) the expression 'Chief Justice' includes an acting Chief
Justice, and a 'Judge' includes an ad hoc Judge;
(b) 'actual service' includes-
(i) time spent by a Judge on duty as a Judge or in the
performance of such other functions as he may at the request
of the President undertake to discharge;
(ii) vacations, excluding any time during which the Judge is
absent on leave; and
(iii) joining time on transfer from a High Court to the
Supreme Court or from one High Court to another.
12. (1) There shall be paid to the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India a salary at the rate of four
thousand2 rupees per mensem,
(2) The person who was holding office immediately before the
commencement of this Constitution as Auditor-General of
India and has become on such commencement the Comptroller
and Auditor-General of India under Article 377 shall in
addition to the salary specified in sub-paragraph (1) of
this paragraph be entitled to receive as special pay an
amount equivalent to the difference between the salary so
specified and the salary which he was drawing as
Auditor-General of India immediately before such
commencement.
(3) The rights in respect of leave of absence and pension
and the other conditions of service of the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India shall be governed or shall continue
to be governed, as the case may be, by the provisions which
were applicable to the Auditor-General of India immediately
before the commencement of this Constitution and all
references in those provisions to the Governor-General shall
be construed as references to the President.
First Schedule of Constitution of India 1949 - States and Union Territories - Article 1 and 4
Third Schedule of Constitution of India 1949 - Form of oath or affirmations
Fourth Schedule of Constitution of India 1949 - Allocation of seats in the council of states
Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India 1949 - Union List, State List and Concurrent List
Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India 1949 - List of Languages