New Delhi, Dec. 15 (PTI): Parliament today approved a three-fold increase in the monthly salaries of the President, Vice-President and governors with the Rajya Sabha okaying the bills.

The President will get Rs 1.5 lakh a month, the Vice-President Rs 1.25 lakh and governors Rs 1.1 lakh.

The four bills have already been approved by the Lok Sabha.

The President and Vice-President will also be entitled to a pension of 50 per cent of their salaries. The revisions in salary and pension will take retrospective effect from January 1, 2006.

At present, the President gets a monthly salary of Rs 50,000, the Vice-President Rs 40,000 and governors Rs 36,000.

In addition, former Presidents will be entitled to a mobile phone, Internet and broadband connection and an additional private secretary and peon. The office maintenance expenses will be raised from Rs 12,000 to Rs 60,000 a year.

The spouses of deceased Presidents will be entitled to a furnished residence, secretarial staff, a car, and telephone and travel facilities.

In case of former Vice-Presidents, the bills seek to provide additional staff and office maintenance expense of Rs 60,000 a year, up from Rs 12,000. The spouse of the deceased Vice-President, too, will be entitled to a furnished accommodation.