New Delhi: The Centre has issued fresh guidelines on allowances to be paid to the Governors which include expenses on tours, hospitality, entertainment and furnishings, four months after enhancing the salaries of the constitutional post.
According to a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Governor of West Bengal, among all the Governors, will get the highest amount of Rs 1.81 crore as allowances for tour, hospitality, entertainment and other expenses.
The West Bengal Governor will also be entitled to Rs 80 lakh as allowance for renewal of furnishings and Rs 72.06 lakh as allowance for the maintenance of the two Raj Bhavans, located in Kolkata and Darjeeling.
The Tamil Nadu Governor will get Rs 1.66 crore as allowances for tour, hospitality, entertainment and other expenses.
The Tamil Nadu Governor, which has Raj Bhavans in Chennai and Ooty, will also be entitled to Rs 7.50 lakh as allowance for renewal of furnishings and Rs 6.5 crore as allowance for the maintenance of the two Raj Bhavans, according to the notification issued last week.
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