Realising that a cabinet secretary now gets paid more than the President of India, the Central government has decided to give the President, Vice President and Governors a raise. The scale is whopping - more than 200%, which will lift the President's salary from the current Rs. 1.5 lakh a month to Rs. 5 lakh. The Vice-President's salary will increase to Rs. 3.5 lakh a month from the existing Rs. 1.10 lakh a month.