Salary of Chief Ministers of different States in India
The Chief Minister of a state enjoys the same position in the state as the Prime Minister enjoys in the country. Chief Minister of a state is the leader of MLAs in the State Assembly while the Prime Minister is the leader of MPs in the Lok Sabha.
The officers of the Indian government receives the salary for their work. The salary of Indian President is Rs. 5 lac per month plus allowances.
On the other hand the salary of Chief Ministers in India varies from state to state. The Chief Minister of Telangana receives the highest salary as compared to other CMs in the country.
Let’s have a look on the salary of Chief Ministers in India in the given table;
| S.N. |
State |
Salary (per month in Rupees) |
| 1. |
Rs.410,000 (US$5,900) |
|
| 2. |
Delhi |
Rs.390,000 (US$5,600) |
| 3. |
Rs.365,000 (US$5,300) |
|
| 4. |
Maharashtra |
Rs.340,000 (US$4,900) |
| 5. |
Andhra Pradesh |
Rs.335,000 (US$4,800) |
| 6. |
Rs.321,000 (US$4,600) |
|
| 7. |
Himachal Pradesh |
Rs.310,000 (US$4,500) |
| 8. |
Haryana |
Rs.288,000 (US$4,200) |
| 9. |
Jharkhand |
Rs.272,000 (US$3,900) |
| 10. |
Rs.255,000 (US$3,700) |
|
| 11. |
Rs.230,000 (US$3,300) |
|
| 12. |
Punjab |
Rs.230,000 (US$3,300) |
| 13. |
Goa |
Rs.220,000 (US$3,200) |
| 14. |
Bihar |
Rs.215,000 (US$3,100) |
| 15. |
West Bengal |
Rs.210,000 (US$3,000) |
| 16. |
Tamil Nadu |
Rs.205,000 (US$3,000) |
| 17. |
Karnataka |
Rs.200,000 (US$2,900) |
| 18. |
Sikkim |
Rs.190,000 (US$2,700) |
| 19. |
Kerala |
Rs.185,000 (US$2,700) |
| 20. |
Rs.175,000 (US$2,500) |
|
| 21. |
Uttarakhand |
Rs.175,000 (US$2,500) |
| 22. |
Odisha |
Rs.160,000 (US$2,300) |
| 23. |
Meghalaya |
Rs.150,000 (US$2,200) |
| 24. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Rs.133,000 (US$1,900) |
| 25. |
Assam |
Rs.125,000 (US$1,800) |
| 26. |
Manipur |
Rs.120,000 (US$1,700) |
| 27. |
Nagaland |
Rs.110,000 (US$1,600) |
| 28. |
Tripura |
Rs.105,500 (US$1,500) |
The above table shows that the rich Indian state are paying handsome salary to their Chief Ministers while poor states like all North East States are paying lesser salary to their Chief Ministers.
It is very surprising fact that just top three states, Telanagana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are paying salary more than the salary of state governors.
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