#THE PRESIDENT’S EMOLUMENTS AND PENSION ACT, 1951 
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 
1. Short title. 
1A. Emoluments of the President. 
2. Pension to retiring Presidents. 
2A. Family pension to spouse of President. 
3. Free medical attendance and treatment to spouse of President dying in office. 
3A. Free Accommodation to spouse of President. 
4. Sums to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. 
5. Power to make rules. 
6. Power to remove difficulties. 



#THE PRESIDENT’S EMOLUMENTS AND PENSION ACT, 1951 

##ACT NO. 30 OF 1951 

[13th May, 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 one 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 per cent. 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. 

4. **Sums to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.**—Any sum payable under this Act 
shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. 

5. **Power to make rules.**— (1) The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official 
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after 
after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty  days 
which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of 
the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in 
making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall 
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that 
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done 
under that rule.

6. **Power to remove difficulties.**—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act, as amended by the President’s Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008 (28 of 2008), 
the Central Government may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions for the purpose 
of removing the difficulty: 

  Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of two years from the date on which 
this Act comes into force. 

(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each House of Parliament.