 bill  no 110 of  2020 the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) bill, 2020 a billfurther to amend the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament act, 1954be it enacted by parliament in the seventy-first year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) act, 2020(2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7th day of april, 2020"(1a) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the salary payable to members of parliament under sub-section (1) shall be reduced by thirty per cent for a period of one year commencing from the 1st april, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of corona virus (covid-19) pandemic"5repeal and savingsord 3 of 20203 (1) the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment)ordinance, 2020 is hereby repealed30 of 1954(2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament act, 1954, as amended by the said ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the said act as amended by this act10 statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament act, 1954 provides for the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament2 india, as the rest of the world, is grappling with corona virus (covid-19) pandemic which has severe health and economic ramifications for the people of the country immediate and expeditious relief as well as emergency assistance measures are being taken to prevent and contain the spread of said pandemic in order to manage and control such situation, it became necessary to raise resources from different sources, including by reduction in the salary of members of parliament3 to achieve the said objective, certain amendments were required to be made in the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament act, 1954 as the parliament was not in session and there was immediate need for legislation, the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) ordinance, 2020 was promulgated by the president of india on the 7th day of april, 2020 under clause (1) of article 123 of the constitution4 the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) bill2020 which seeks to replace the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) ordinance, 2020 (ord 3 of 2020) provides for amendment of section 3 of the said act by inserting a new sub-section (1a) therein, to provide that the salary payable to members of parliament under sub-section (1) shall be reduced by thirty per cent for a period of one year commencing from 1st april, 20205 the bill seeks to replace the aforesaid ordinancepralhad joshinew delhi;the 1st september, 2020 lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament act, 1954————(shri pralhad joshi, minister of parliamentary affairs, coal and mines)mgipmrnd—340ls(s3)—07-09-2020