
Well, to put the record straight, India's richest man, chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani is not among the top 10 earners. He ranks 15th in the list.
His compensation in the last three years did not increase. He took home Rs 15 crore every year.
If he is not there, then who is?
Note: The information is based on Business Standard data.
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Naveen Jindal
Salary (2011): Rs 67.21 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 69.76 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 28.27 crore
Designation: Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
Company: Jindal Steel and Power

Kalanithi Maran
Salary (2011): Rs 64.40 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.08 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 37.08 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: Sun TV

Kavery Kalanithi
Salary (2011): Rs 64.40 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.08 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 37.08 crore
Designation: Joint Managing Director
Company: Sun TV

Kumar Mangalam Birla
Salary (2011): Rs 38.11 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.46 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 18.06 crore
Designation: Chairman
Company: Grasim, UltraTech, etc

Brijmohan Lall Munjal
Salary (2011): Rs 26.50 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.64 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.79 crore
Designation: Chairman
Company: Hero MotoCorp

Pawan Kant Munjal
Salary (2011): Rs 26.47 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.88 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.69 crore
Designation: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Company: Hero MotoCorp

B G Raghupathy
Salary (2011): Rs 25.92 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 9.25 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 6.65 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: BGR Energy

Toshiaki Nakagawa
Salary (2011): Rs 25.06 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.03 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.08 crore
Designation: Director
Company: Hero MotoCorp

Pankaj R Patel
Salary (2011): Rs 25.00 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 28.63 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 15.24 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: Cadila Healthcare

Sumihisa Fukuda
Salary (2011): Rs 24.95 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 29.91 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 15.81 crore
Designation: Director
Company: Hero MotoCorp

Sajjan Jindal
Salary (2011): Rs 20.80 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 14.25 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 6.56 crore
Designation: Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
Company: JSWSteel

D Bhattacharya
Salary (2011): Rs 17.31 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 13.15 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 11.09 crore
Designation: Managing Director
Company: Hindalco