At a time when flashy cars have become passion for many politicians across the country, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh owns only one 1996 model Maruti 800 car, which is valued at Rs 21,033 at present.
The Prime Minister also does not have any cash in hand. However, his wife Gursharan Kaur possess cash of only Rs 20,000.
Singh, who filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls in Assam on Wednesday revealed this in the affidavit which was submitted to the Returning Officer.
In his affidavit, the Prime Minister mentioned that his total income is Rs 40,51,964 only. The Prime Minister has total movable asset in the form of fixed deposits in various accounts worth Rs 3,87,63,188. Besides, he also owns some immovable assets, which has current market value of Rs 7,52,50,000.
Singh also owns a two-storey house (No. 727) with a built-up area of 2907.96 sq ft in Chandigarh and a 1495.53 sq ft DDA flat (No 5086) in Vasant Kunj. He bought them for Rs 2,4,08,000 - the prices of which have now been shown as Rs 752,50,000.
His wife possesses movable assets worth Rs 20,31,385 that includes 150.8 gm of gold ornaments valued at Rs 345,332. She has Rs 20,000 cash in hand and Rs 16,62,570 in a savings account in the State Bank of Patiala, Chandigarh.
According to his affidavit, the Prime Minister
is a resident of House No. 3989 in Guwahati’s Sarumataria locality.
The house was rented to him by former Assam Chief Minister late Hiteswar Saikia to justify his nomination to the Rajya Sabha in 1991. Singh pays a rent to Saikia’s widow Hemo Prabha Saikia.