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[Articles 59(3), 65(3), 75(6), 97, 125, 148(3), 158(3), 164 (5), 186 and 221]
PART A
PROVISIONS AS TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNORS OF STATES 1***
1. There shall be paid to the President and to the Governors of the States
1*** 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 2*** 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 3[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.
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1. The words and letter "specified in Part A of the First Schedule" omitted by the
Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
Now five lakh rupees, vide the Finance Act, 2018 (13 of 2018), s. 137.
(w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
Now three lakh fifty thousand rupees, by s. 161, ibid., (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
2. The words "so specified" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act,
1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
3. Subs. by s. 29 and Sch., ibid., for "such states" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
4. Part B omitted by s. 29 and Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
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PART C
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 1***
AND THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF 2[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 3*** and to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the
Legislative Council of 4[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.
1. The words and letter "OF A STATE IN PART A OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE"
omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.
(w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. Subs. by s. 29 and Sch., ibid., for “ANY SUCH STATE.” (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
3. The words and letter "of a State specified in Part A of the First Schedule" omitted by
s. 29 and Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
4. Subs. by s. 29 and Sch., ibid., for "such State" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
PART D
PROVISIONS AS TO THE JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND OF THE
HIGH COURTS 1***
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 .. 2[10,000 rupees.]. Any
other Judge .. 3[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
4[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,—
1. The words and letter "IN STATES IN PART A OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE" omitted
by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 25(a) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. Subs. by the Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986, s. 4, for "5,000 rupees
to 10,000 rupees" (w.e.f. 1-4-1986).
Now two lakh eighty thousand rupees, vide the High Court and Supreme Court Judges
(Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 (10 of 2018), s. 6
(w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
3. Subs. by the Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986, s. 4, for "4,000 rupees"
(w.e.f. 1-4-1986).
Now two lakh fifty thousand rupees, vide the High Court and Supreme Court Judges
(Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 (10 of 2018), s. 6
(w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
4. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 25(b), for " shall be
reduced by the amount of that pension" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
(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 travelling on duty within
the territory of India and shall be afforded such reasonable facilities in connection
with travelling 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) 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 ..
2[9,000 rupees]
Any other Judge ..
3[8,000 rupees]:
1. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 25(c), (i), for sub-
paragraph (1) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. Subs. by the Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986, s. 4, for "4,000 rupees"
(w.e.f. 1-4-1986).
Now two lakh fifty thousand rupees, vide the High Court and Supreme Court Judges
(Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 (10 of 2018), s. 2
(w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
3. Subs. by the Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986, s. 4, for "3,500 rupees"
(w.e.f. 1-4-1986).
Now two lakh twenty-five thousand rupees, vide the High Court and Supreme Court
Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 (10 of 2018), s. 2
(w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
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.
1[(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 the 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.].
1. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 25(c), (ii), for
sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
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.
PART E
PROVISIONS AS TO THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR-GENERAL OF INDIA
12. (1) There shall be paid to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of
India a salary at the rate of *four thousand 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.
* The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India shall be paid a salary equal to the
salary of the Judges of the Supreme Court vide s. 3 of the Comptroller and
Auditor-General (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 (56 of
1971) . The salary of Judges of the Supreme Court has been raised to two lakh
fifty thousand rupees per mensem by the High Court and Supreme Court Judges
(Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 (10 of 2018), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-
1-2016).
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Formatting and tables may differ from the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.