NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu was elected as the 15th President of the country after defeating opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. Now Ram Nath Kovind is the President of the country. His term ends on July 24. The country's first tribal and second woman president will take oath on July 25. Draupadi Murmu will get exactly what benefits as the president of the country, how much is she going to get paid? From October 2017, the monthly salary of the President has increased from 1.5 lakhs to 5 lakhs per month. They get all facilities including medical and housing. Apart from this, the president also gets a monthly pension of one and a half lakh rupees after the end of the term of the presidency.
Draupadi Murmu became the President of India after winning the Presidential Election. He defeated his rival Yashwant Sinha. Draupadi Murmu is the first Indian from a tribal community who became the President of India. Counting of votes started from 11 am on Friday. Last Monday, voting for the presidential election was held across the country from 10 am to 5 pm. The result came out yesterday, 21 July . Ramnath Kovind is now President, his term ends on July 24. The new president will be sworn in on July 25.
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