The vice president draws his income for his duty as the ex lover officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper residence of Parliament.
NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan and opposition nominee P Sudershan Reddy are in the battle royal for the September 9 vice governmental political elections demanded due to the shock resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21
The income and allowances of the vice head of state are established under the Incomes and Allowances of Police Officers of Parliament Act, 1953
“There is no provision for a certain income for the vice head of state; rather, they obtain commission and benefits proportionate with their duty as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha,” officials claimed.
The vice head of state is entitled to attract the salary of the President of India when he assumes the duty in a caretaker duty. In such a situation, the vice president stops to be the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha chairman is entitled to a salary of Rs 4 lakh each month. The vice head of state enjoys numerous perks and allowances such as complimentary holiday accommodation, treatment, train and air travel, a landline link, mobile phone service, individual safety and team.
A previous vice-president is qualified to a pension of almost Rs 2 lakh monthly, a Type- 8 cottage, one personal secretary, one added individual secretary, one individual assistant, one medical professional, one nursing policeman and four personal assistants.
When it comes to a former vice-president’s death, his/her partner is entitled to a smaller Type- 7 residence for her life time.
After the unexpected resignation, Jagdeep Dhankhar just recently got a pension as an ex-legislator of Rajasthan.
Dhankhar, that represented the Kishangarh Setting up constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998, received a pension plan as a previous legislator up until July 2019 It was stopped after he was assigned the governor of West Bengal.
Dhankhar, now 74, is qualified to a Rs 42, 000 pension each month as a former legislator, an official had actually said.