Who are India's highest paid chief executive officers? Well, to put the record straight, India's richest man, chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani is not among the top 10 earners. He ranks 15th in the list. His compensation in the last three years did not increase. He took home Rs 15 crore every year. If he is not there, then who is?

1. Naveen Jindal
Salary (2011): Rs 67.21 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 69.76 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 28.27 crore
Designation: Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
Company: Jindal Steel and Power

2. Kalanithi Maran
Salary (2011): Rs 64.40 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.08 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 37.08 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: Sun TV

3. Kavery Kalanithi
Salary (2011): Rs 64.40 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.08 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 37.08 crore
Designation: Joint Managing Director
Company: Sun TV

4. Kumar Mangalam Birla
Salary (2011): Rs 38.11 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.46 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 18.06 crore
Designation: Chairman
Company: Grasim, UltraTech, etc

5. Brijmohan Lall Munjal
Salary (2011): Rs 26.50 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.64 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.79 crore
Designation: Chairman
Company: Hero MotoCorp

6. Pawan Kant Munjal
Salary (2011): Rs 26.47 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.88 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.69 crore
Designation: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Company: Hero MotoCorp

7. B G Raghupathy
Salary (2011): Rs 25.92 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 9.25 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 6.65 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: BGR Energy

8. Toshiaki Nakagawa
Salary (2011): Rs 25.06 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.03 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.08 crore
Designation: Director
Company: Hero MotoCorp

9. Pankaj R Patel
Salary (2011): Rs 25.00 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 28.63 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 15.24 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: Cadila Healthcare

10. Sumihisa Fukuda
Salary (2011): Rs 24.95 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 29.91 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 15.81 crore
Designation: Director
Company: Hero MotoCorp

11. Sajjan Jindal
Salary (2011): Rs 20.80 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 14.25 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 6.56 crore
Designation: Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
Company: JSWSteel

12. D Bhattacharya
Salary (2011): Rs 17.31 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 13.15 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 11.09 crore
Designation: Managing Director
Company: Hindalco