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Wipro Executive Chairman Rishad Premji's remuneration more than doubled to USD 1.6 million (about Rs 13.7 crore) but was still less than company CEO Srinivas Pallia's earnings of USD 6.2 million (about Rs 53.64 crore) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, according to the company's latest annual report. Premji, in the fiscal year 2023-24, did not take any commission since the company's incremental consolidated net profit for the year was negative, and took a pay cut of about 20 per cent with a salary of USD 769,456 (about Rs 6.4 crore). However, during the 2024-25 fiscal year, with the Bengaluru-headquartered firm reporting an 18.9 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 13,135.4 crore, Premji's remuneration more than doubled to USD 1.6 million (about Rs 13.7 crore) in FY25, from USD 769,456 (about Rs 6.4 crore) in FY24, Wipro's 20-F filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed. Srinivas Pallia, who assumed the role of CEO and Managing Director on April 7, 2024, receiv