The total remuneration of Sanjiv Puri, ITC chairman and managing director, jumped 52 per cent to Rs 6.16 crore in 2018-19, said the company .
Puri, 56, took over as the company's leader in after the death of Y C Deveshwar, ITC's legendary chairman.
According to ITC's Report and Accounts 2019 filed with the stock exchanges, Puri's remuneration includes a basic salary of Rs 1.44 crore, perks of Rs 40 lakh and performance bonus of Rs 4.32 crore. In 2017-18, Puri took home Rs 4.06 crore.
Deveshwar's remuneration in 2018-19 was Rs 16.62 crore. In 2017-18, it stood at Rs 29.85 crore.
ITC had