The conditions of the President's office, such as not being a member of any legislature and not holding any other office of profit, are laid down in:

Article 59 lays down the conditions of the President's office.

Conditions under Article 59:

• The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State.
• If a member of Parliament or of a state legislature is elected President, he or she is deemed to have vacated the seat in that House from the date on which he or she enters upon the office of President.
• The President shall not hold any other office of profit.
• The President is entitled, without payment of rent, to the use of his or her official residence (Rashtrapati Bhavan).
• The President is entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law.
• The emoluments and allowances of the President cannot be reduced during his or her term of office.

Salary of the President:

• The salary of the President is now 5 lakh rupees per month, fixed by Parliament in 2018.
• It is charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and does not need to be voted by Parliament.

Rashtrapati Bhavan:

• It was designed by Edwin Lutyens as the Viceroy's House, and completed in 1929.
• It became the official residence of the President after India became a republic.

Related provisions:

• Article 57: A person who holds, or has held, the office of President is eligible for re-election.
• Article 60: The oath or affirmation of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India, or in his absence by the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court.
• Article 62: An election to fill a vacancy in the office of President shall be held within six months of the vacancy.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Article 57 deals with re-election; Article 60 with the oath; Article 62 with the time of election to fill a vacancy.