2.2. Conditions of the President’s Office

♤ The President shall not be a member of any house of Union or State legislature. This implies that if such member is elected as President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that house on which he enters upon his office as President.

♤ The President shall not hold any other office of profit.

♤ He is entitled, without payment of rent, to the use of his official residence (the Rashtrapati Bhavan).

♤ The emoluments and allowances of the President as may be determined by Parliament cannot be diminished during his term of office.