Emoluments
| Date established | Salary in 1998 | Salary in 2008 |
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| 30 December 2008 | 50,000 (US$910) | 150,000 (US$2,730) |
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The President of India used to receive 10,000 (US$200) per month as per the Constitution. This amount was increased to 50,000 (US$900) in 1998. On 11 September 2008 the Government of India increased the salary of the President to 1.5 lakh (US$2,700). However, almost everything that the President does or wants to do is taken care of by the annual 22.5 crore (approx. US$5 million) budget that the Government allots for his or her upkeep. The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence and is located in Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue, where its main entrance, Gate 35, is located. It is the largest Presidential Palace in the world. The Rashtrapati Nilayam at Bolarum, Hyderabad and Retreat Building at Chharabra, Shimla are the official Retreat Residences of the President of India. The official state car of the President is a custom-built heavily armoured Mercedes Benz S600 (W221) Pullman Guard.
- Presidential Amenities
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan, official residence of the President, located at New Delhi.
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Rashtrapati Nilayam is the official retreat of the President located in Hyderabad.
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The President's Bodyguards is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army.
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Air India One is the call sign of any aircraft carrying the President. The aircraft are operated as VIP flights by the Indian Air Force.
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