A Right to Information query has revealed that senior IAS officer Bhaskar Khulbe is the highest paid official working in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The Prime Minister's Secretary draws a monthly salary of ₹2.01 lakh. He is followed by three other officials at PMO, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who gets paid ₹1.62 lakh/month, plus pension, each.