Presidents Emoluments and Pension Act, 1951
No: 30 Dated: May, 13 1951
THE PRESIDENT’S EMOLUMENTS AND PENSION ACT, 1951
ACT NO. 30 OF 1951
An act to provide for the emoluments of the President and for pensions to retiring Presidents.
BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:—
1. Short title.—This Act may be called the President’s Emoluments and Pension Act, 1951.
1A. Emoluments of the President.—There shall be paid to the President by way of emoluments five lakh rupees per mensem.
2. Pension to retiring Presidents. (1) There shall be paid to every person who ceases to hold office as President, either by the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office, a pension of at the rate of fifty per cent. of the emoluments of the President per month for the remainder of his life:
Provided that if any person before assuming the office of President, has held the office of the Vice-President, such person shall not be entitled to any pension and other benefits under the provisions of the Vice-President’s Pension Act, 1997 (30 of 1997).
(2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, every such person shall, for the remainder of his life, be entitled—
(a) to the use of a furnished residence (including its maintenance), without payment of rent, two telephones (one for internet and broadband connectivity), one mobile phone with national roaming facility and a motor-car, free of charge or to such car allowance as may be specified in the rules;
(b) to secretarial staff consisting of a Private Secretary, one Additional Private Secretary, one Personal Assistant, two Peons and office expenses up to 13one lakh rupees per annum;
(c) to medical attendance and treatment free of charge;
(d) to travel anywhere in India, accompanied by one person, by the highest class by air, rail or steamer.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, “residence” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952 (58 of 1952).
(2A) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of every such person shall, for the remainder of life, be entitled to medical attendance and treatment, free of charge.
(3) Where any such person is re-elected to the office of President, such person or the spouse of such person shall not be entitled to any benefit under this section for the period during which such person again holds that office.
2A. Family pension to spouse of President.—The spouse of a person who dies—
(a) while holding the office of President, or
(b) after ceasing to hold office as President either by the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office, shall be paid a family pension at the rate of fifty percent. of pension as is admissible to a retiring President, for the remainder of her life.
3. Free medical attendance and treatment to spouse of President dying in office.—Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of a person who dies while holding the office of President shall, for the remainder of life, be entitled to medical attendance and treatment, free of charge.
3A. Free Accommodation to spouse of President.—Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of a person who dies—
(a) while holding the office of President, or
(b) after ceasing to hold office as President, either on the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office, shall be entitled,—
(i) to the use of furnished residence (including its maintenance) without payment of licence fee;
(ii) to secretarial staff consisting of a Private Secretary and a Peon and office expenses as per actuals, the total expenditure on which shall not exceed twenty thousand rupees per annum;
(iii) to a telephone and a motor-car, free of charge or such car allowance for the remainder of his life, as may be specified in the rules;
(iv) to travel anywhere in India, in a calendar year to twelve single journeys, by the highest class, by air, rail or steamer, accompanied by a companion or a relative