सं Samvidhan

Second Schedule

Second Schedule (Provisions as to the Emoluments, Allowances, Privileges and Pension of the President, Governors, Speaker/Deputy Speaker, Chairman/Deputy Chairman, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India)

Articles 59(3), 65(3), 75(6), 97, 125, 148(3), 158(3), 164(5), 186 and 221

This Schedule fixes the salaries, allowances and privileges payable to key constitutional functionaries, including the President, Governors, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States, their State-level counterparts, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. It is divided into parts (A, C, D, E) dealing separately with the President/Governors, legislative officers, judges, and the CAG. Many original monetary figures have since been revised upward through constitutional amendments and subsequent legislation, as reflected in the footnotes. It matters because it constitutionally entrenches the financial independence and dignity of these high offices, insulating their remuneration from ordinary political or legislative interference.

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