After the end of his term as President, Ram Nath Kovind on Monday moved to the Lutyens' Delhi bungalow, where he will live for life. He will get a monthly pension of Rs 2.5 lakh. Kovind is entitled to one private secretary, one additional private secretary, one personal assistant, two peons, and up to Rs 1 lakh per annum as office expenses. According to the President's Salary and Pension Act, 1951, the President is entitled to free medical care and treatment after retirement and is entitled to travel in the highest class by air, rail or steamer with a person anywhere in India. The President of India gets 5 lakh rupees every month. According to the Act, a former President, who resigns after the end of his term or resigns, receives a pension at the rate of 50 per cent of the President's salary per month for the rest of his life. Kovind, as per the prescribed procedure, is entitled to a Type-Eight bungalow and has been allotted the 12-Janpath bungalow where Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan lived. After Paswan's death, his son Chirag Paswan was living in that bungalow, but it was vacated in March this year.

Next to former President Kovind's bungalow will be Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who lives at 10 Janpath. Retired President entitled to a furnished accommodation (including its maintenance) without payment of rent, 2 telephones (one of which for internet and broadband connectivity), a mobile phone with national roaming facility and a car, or allowance for taking a car Will be The spouse of the President shall be entitled to family pension for the rest of his life at the rate of 50 per cent of the pension received by the retired President. The spouses of the President are also entitled to free medical care and treatment for the rest of their lives. Such spouse shall be entitled to use the furnished accommodation (including its maintenance) without payment of license fee. He is also entitled to a private secretary and a peon along with secretarial staff and office expenses up to Rs 20,000 per annum. Spouses are entitled, substantially like the retired President, to a free telephone and a car, or to such car allowance for the rest of their lives, and may be accompanied by a partner or a relative anywhere in the country by air, rail, steamer 12 Top class solo travel is allowed.