The salary of the three Election Commissioners is set to increase over two-fold in the coming weeks.
The three Commissioners, including the Chief Election Commissioner, are entitled to a salary which is “equal to the salary of a judge of the Supreme Court”, according to the provisions of a law governing their conditions of service.
A Bill to increase the salaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges was passed by the Lok Sabha in the recently concluded winter session.
The Bill is likely to be taken up by the Rajya Sabha in the budget session beginning January 29 which may pass it in the same session.
