Former Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan has now become the newly elected Vice President of the country. In the Vice Presidential election held on 9 September 2025, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Radhakrishnan won a big win by securing 452 votes. His full name is Chandrapuram Ponusami Radhakrishnan. He originally belongs to Tamil Nadu and his experience in politics is of many years.

Before being elected Vice President, CP Radhakrishnan has also served as the Governor of Jharkhand and Maharashtra. The central government appointed him as the Governor of Jharkhand on 18 February 2023, where he took responsibility for about one and a half years i.e. 30 July 2024. After this he became the Governor of Maharashtra. During this, he also took over the additional charge of the Governor of Telangana and Puducherry.

The Vice President of India is the second largest constitutional post in the country. The team working with the Vice President is very important because this team cooperates in every small and big matters. One of the most important positions in this team is under Secretary. In such a situation, today we are going to tell you how much salary the under secretary gets.

The under secretary plays the lead role in the office of any ministry or a major constitutional officer. They work to prepare documents related to policies, investigate government proposals and give advice to senior officials. While working in a constitutional position like Vice President, his responsibility increases even more.

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How much is salary?

According to government rules, the post of under secretary comes in the matrix level-10. At this stage, their basic salary starts at Rs 56,100 per month. As the time of their service increases and the annual increment is available, the salary continues to increase. At this stage, the maximum salary can go up to about Rs 1,77,500 per month.

Earnings increase with allowances

The in-hand salary of the under secretary is not limited to basic only. It includes many types of allowances. DA (dearness allowance), HRA (House Rent Allowance), Transport Allowance and other government facilities are included.

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CP Radhakrishnan has become the new Vice President of the country. NDA candidate Radhakrishnan made B.K. Defeated Sudarshan Reddy. They will get all the facilities along with salary. The important thing is that the Vice President of the country does not get regular salary, but he is given salary as the executive chairman of Rajya Sabha. Bungalow and car are also available with this.

The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha gets Rs 4 lakh per month as salary. Therefore, this will be the salary of CP Radhakrishnan. They will get a great bungalow with it. Government vehicle will be found, which will be bulletproof. CP Radhakrishnan will get ZPlus security. Along with this, they will be able to travel to the country and abroad without any personal expenses. They will get daily allowance and medical facilities will also be available at government expense.

Will pension get after leaving the post

The Vice President gets pension after leaving the post, but is also given as the former Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The pension is about half of the salary. Therefore, they can get 2 lakh rupees as pension. Along with this, all government facilities are also available, including medical facilities.

What did Radhakrishnan say after becoming Vice President

CP Radhakrishnan described his victory in the Vice Presidential election on Tuesday (September 9) as a victory of the nationalist ideology and pledged to work towards making India a developed nation by 2047. He won the Vice Presidential election by securing 452 votes, while the opposition candidate B.K. Sudarshan Reddy got 300 votes.

Radhakrishnan said in his first public remarks after the victory, “The other party (opposition coalition) said that this (election) is an ideological battle, but with the voting pattern we feel that the nationalist ideology has won.” He said, “This is the victory of every Indian, we all have to work together. If we have to create a developed India by 2047, then we have to focus on development. ”

Input – Agency