· The former President of India will also be entitled to a monthly pension of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
· He is entitled to a secretarial staff comprising a private secretary, a personal assistant, an additional private secretary, two peons, and office expenses up to Rs. 1 lakh per annum.
· As per The President's Emoluments and Pension Act, 1951, the retired President of India is entitled to free medical attendance and treatment.
· He is also entitled to free highest-class travel anywhere in India, accompanied by one person, by rail, air, or steamer.
· The President of India gets a salary of Rs. 5 lakh per month. A former President of the country who demits office wither after the expiration of his term or by resignation gets a pension at the rate of 50% of the emoluments of the President per month for the rest of his or her life.
· As per the 1951 Act, a retired President will, for the rest of his or her life will be entitled to use of a furnished residence (including its maintenance) without the payment of rent, two telephones (one for internet and broadband connectivity), a car or allowance to avail a car and one mobile phone with national roaming facility.
· The law also states that the spouse of the former President is entitled to get a family pension at the rate of 50 percent of what a retired President gets, for the rest of his/her life, in case the President dies in office, resigns, or demits office after the end of the term.
· The spouse of the former President of India is also entitled to medical attendance and treatment free of charge for the rest of his or her life. Such a spouse will be entitled to the use of a furnished residence without the payment of license fee.
· He or she is entitled to a secretarial staff consisting of a private secretary and a peon, and office expenses of up to Rs. 20,000 per annum.
· The spouse, quite like the retired President, is also entitled to a free telephone and a car, or such car allowance for the rest of his or her life, and is allowed 12 top class single journeys anywhere in the country by air, or steamer or rail, accompanied by a companion or a relative.
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