• Find out about the highest-paid IT CEO in India last year

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    Find out about the highest-paid IT CEO in India last year
    HCL Tech's annual report, released over the weekend, stated that the Company paid its CEO, C. Vijaykumar, Rs 123.13 crore last year.

    Digital Desk: HCL Tech's annual survey, which was recently released, stated that the Company paid its CEO, C. Vijaykumar, Rs 123.13 crore last year. Vijayakumar is now the highest-paid CEO in India. In addition, the Company clarified that long-term benefits cover three-fourths of Vijayakumar's income.

    "Mr. C. Vijayakumar did not receive any remuneration from the Company," the Company stated in its annual report. Still, he did receive remuneration including a Long-term Incentive (LTI) of USD 16.52 million (equivalent to Rs 123.13 crores) from HCL America Inc., a step-down wholly owned subsidiary of the Company."

    According to the report, Vijayakumar earned a $2 million annual base salary and another $2 million in variable pay. For the fiscal year that ended March 31, he also received 0.02 million in perquisites and other benefits. HCL also stated that the LTI of $12.50 million brought his total salary to $16.52 million.

    "There has been no transition in his compensation during the fiscal year 2021-22 except for the receipt of USD 12.5 million as LTI (Long-Term incentive) that is paid at fixed intervals (at the end of two years) based on the achievement of milestones/parameters fixed by the Board," according to the annual report. 

    As a result, "the above LTI payment is for two years that ended on March 31, 2021, namely USD 6.25 million for FY 2019-20 and USD 6.25 million for FY 2020-21," the report added.

    Vijayakumar will receive about $10.27 million in pay for the fiscal year that ended in March 2020 if LTI is omitted. However, it is slightly less than Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte, who received $10.5 million.

    Salil Parekh, CEO of Infosys, on the other hand, saw a 43% increase in total salary, bringing it to $10.2 million annually in 2021–2022. Rajesh Gopinathan, the CEO of TCS, received a payment of $3.3 million.