Unlike Bollywood, Indian Televison industry is a place where the female leads get paid more than
male leads. Most of the shows are all about bahu-beti(daughters and daughter-in-law) so female leads are both hero and heroines of the show. So take a look at the top five paid actresses of TV industry:
Sakshi Tanwar: Sakshi Tanwar might not be doing any fiction show at present but that hasn't affected her current market value.Presently Sakshi is doing Code Red and she is charging 1.25 lakh per episode.
Source - Indian TV Serials TRP & Tellynews