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January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Ever wondered how much the prime minister and President of India earn?

Do you know that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s monthly salary is way higher that Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi?

Do you know that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s salary is a mere Re 1?

Barring five chief ministers-- Nabam Tuki (Arunachal Pradesh), Oommen Chandy (Kerala), Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), Akhilesh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) and Vijay Bahuguna (Uttarakhand) -- Paycheck India, led by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad faculty member Biju Varkkey, has compiled interesting data on the salaries of India’s ruling elite, including the PM, President and chief ministers

According to their data, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the 'poorest' CM (earning Rs 96,000 per year) while Punjab's Parkash Singh Badal, with a salary of Rs 12 lakh per annum, is the 'richest'.

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Manmohan Singh

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Manmohan Singh

Designation: Prime Minister of India

Annual Salary: Rs 1,60,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 13,333

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Pranab Mukherjee

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Pranab Mukherjee

Designation: President of India

Annual Salary: Rs 18,00,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 1,50,000

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Nitish Kumar

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Nitish Kumar

Designation: Bihar chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 11,94,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 99,500

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Parkash Singh Badal

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Parkash Singh Badal

Designation: Punjab chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 12,00,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 1,00,000

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Tarun Gogoi

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Tarun Gogoi

Designation: Assam chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 9,96,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 83,000

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Lal Thanhawla

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Lal Thanhawla

Designation: Mizoram chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 8,40,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 70,000

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Omar Abdullah

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Omar Abdullah

Designation: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 8,40,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 70,000

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Virbhadra Singh

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Virbhadra Singh

Designation: Himachal Pradesh chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 7,80,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 65,000

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Narendra Modi

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Narendra Modi

Designation: Gujarat chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 7,02,260

Monthly Salary: Rs 58,521

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Prithviraj Chavan

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Prithviraj Chavan

Designation: Maharashtra chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 6,84,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 57,000

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Designation: Madhya Pradesh chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 6,00,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000

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Bhupinder Singh Hooda

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Designation: Haryana chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 6,00,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000

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Pawan Kumar Chamling

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Pawan Kumar Chamling

Designation: Sikkim chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 6,00,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000

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Siddaramaiah

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Siddaramaiah

Designation: Karnataka chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 3,60,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000

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Raman Singh

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Raman Singh

Designation: Chhattisgarh chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 3,60,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000

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Vasundhara Raje

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Vasundhara Raje

Designation: Rajasthan chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 3,00,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 25,000

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Mukul Sangma

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Mukul Sangma

Designation: Meghalaya chief ministe

Annual Salary: Rs 2,76,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 23,000

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Okram Ibobi Singh

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Okram Ibobi Singh

Designation: Manipur chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 2,76,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 23,000

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Neiphiu Rio

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Neiphiu Rio

Designation: Nagaland chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 2,64,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 22,000

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Manohar Parrikar

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Manohar Parrikar

Designation: Goa chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 2,40,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 20,000

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Arvind Kejriwal

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Arvind Kejriwal

Designation: Delhi chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 2,40,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 20,000

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N Kiran Kumar Reddy

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

Designation: Andhra Pradesh chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 1,92,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 16,000

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Mamata Banerjee

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Mamata Banerjee

Designation: West Bengal chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 96,000

Monthly Salary: Rs 8,000

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Manik Sarkar

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: Manik Sarkar

Designation: Tripura chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 1,10,400

Monthly Salary: Rs 9,200

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J Jayalalithaa

January 21, 2014 08:24 IST

Name: J Jayalalithaa

Designation: Tamil Nadu chief minister

Annual Salary: Rs 1