Profile of Ramnath Kovind Former Indian President
Ram Nath Kovind is the former president of India. Born in
Uttar Pradesh, India in October 1945, a member of the Indian People's Party. He
was elected as a member of the Indian Federal House and became the governor of
Bihar in August 2015. He was elected as the 14th President of India in July 2017.
Post name: Ram Nath
Kovind
Country: India
Place of birth:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Date of birth:
October 1, 1945
Occupation: Retd. President of India
Date of Retirement as President of India: 24 July, 2022
Post Retirement Residence: 12 Janpath
Table of Content
1. Character Profile
2. Incumbent
President
Character profile of Ramnath Kovind
Ram Nat Cowend aka Ramnath Kovind, serving since July 25, 2017. Previously, he
served as Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017, and a Member of Parliament from
1994 to 2006.
Nominated as the presidential candidate by the ruling NDA alliance,
winning the 2017 presidential election, becoming the second dalit to be elected
to the presidency.
Before entering politics, he was a lawyer and practiced in
Delhi High Court and Supreme Court for 16 years until 1993.
Incumbent president Ramnath Kovind
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in at the New
Delhi Parliament Building on July 25, 2017.
In the Indian presidential election
held on the 17th of this month, Kovind was elected with more than 65% of the
votes.
On the 5th, the New Delhi court sentenced that the death
penalty will be executed on 4 criminals in the "black bus" rape case
in 2012 at 5:30 pm on March 20.
The death penalty had been postponed several
times because of an application for forgiveness by the enforced person. This
was the fourth time the court sentenced the death sentence.
3 so called criminals involved
The day before, Indian
President Kovind rejected a petition for forgiveness from the criminals in
the case. Indian media said that so far, the four criminals have exhausted all
available legal options.
The court in New Delhi, India, issued the death penalty for
four criminals for the first time on January 7, 2020, and is scheduled to
execute it on January 22. At present, the execution date of the death penalty
has been postponed twice, the first postponed to February 1, and the second
post to March 3, which is the third postponement.
The victim's mother expressed
strong protests over repeated delays, saying that her anger would not be calmed
until the criminals who raped and killed her daughter were hanged.
On the evening of December 16, 2012, the 23-year-old victim
was raped by six criminals on a moving black bus. A few days later, the victim
died at a hospital in Singapore.
Retirement of Ramnath Kovind, Ex-President of India
Ramnath Kovind retired on 24/07/2022 and was
succeeded by Dropadi Murmu on 25 July 2022.
What benefits does former President Kovind
deserve?
• Former President Kovind is entitled to a fully furnished bungalow
in Lutyens' Delhi which will be his residence for the rest of his life.
• He is entitled to a monthly pension of Rs.2.5 million.
• Kovind is also entitled to a secretarial staff consisting
of a private secretary, an additional private secretary, a personal assistant
and two peons and office expenses up to Rs 100,000 per annum.
• According to The President's Emoluments And Pension Act,
1951, uploaded at https://legislative.gov.in/, the retired President is
entitled to free medical care and treatment and to travel in the highest class
anywhere in India accompanied by one person, by air, by rail or steamer.
• The
President of India gets a salary of Rs 5 lakh per month. A former president who
is removed from office at the end of his term or by resignation receives, by
law, a pension of 50 percent of the presidential emoluments each month for the
rest of his life.
• Kovind is entitled to Type VIII bungalow and allotted 12th
Jan route as per the prescribed procedure.
• Under the 1951 Act, a retired president is entitled to free
use of a residential home (including its maintenance), two telephones (one for
internet and broadband) for the rest of his life, a mobile phone with
national roaming and a car or car usage fee.
• The law provides that the spouse of the president is
entitled to a family pension equal to 50 percent of what the retired president
would receive for the rest of his life if the president died in office or
resigned, or removal from office at the end of the term of office.
• The
husband is also entitled to free medical assistance and treatment throughout
his life. Such a spouse has the right to use furnished housing (including
maintenance) without paying a license fee.
• He is also entitled to a secretariat staff consisting of a
private secretary and a peon and office expenses up to Rs 20,000 per annum.
• The spouse, like the retired president, is entitled to a
free phone and car or such car allowance for the rest of their lives and is
allowed 12 one-time top class trips anywhere in the country, by air, train,
or a steamer accompanied by an attendant or relative.
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