 bill no xxviii of  2020 the salaries and allowances of ministers (amendment) bill, 2020 a billfurther to amend the salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952be 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 salaries and allowances of ministers (amendment)act, 2020(2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 9th april, 20205amendment of section 558 of 19522 in the salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952, section 5 shall be numbered as sub-section (1) thereof, and after sub-section (1) as so numbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(2) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the sumptuary allowance payable to each minister under that sub-section 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"repeal and savingsord 4 of 20203  (1) the salaries and allowances of ministers (amendment) ordinance, 2020 is hereby repealed5 (2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this act statement of objects and reasonsthe salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952 (58 of 1952) is an act to provide for salaries and allowances of ministers2 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 has become necessary to raise resources from different sources, including by reduction in the sumptuary allowances of ministers3 to achieve the said objective, certain amendment is required to be made in the salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952 as the parliament was not in session and there was immediate need for legislation, the salaries and allowances of ministers (amendment) ordinance, 2020 (ord 4 of 2020) was promulgated on the 9th april, 2020 under clause (1) of article 123 of the constitution4 accordingly, the salaries and allowances of  ministers (amendment) bill, 2020 is being introduced in parliament to replace the salaries and allowances of ministers (amendment) ordinance, 2020 the bill propose to amend section 5 of the salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952 so as to reduce the sumptuary allowance payable to each minister by thirty per cent for a period of one year commencing from the 1st april, 20205 the bill seeks to replace the aforesaid ordinancenew delhi;amit shahthe  29th  august, 2020 annexure extract from the salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952 (58 of 1952)    5 there shall be paid a sumptuary allowance to each minister at the following rates, namely:—sumptuary allowance to ministers| (   | a   | )   | the prime minister   | rupees three thousand per mensem;   ||-----|-----|-----|----------------------|-------------------------------------|(b)every other minister who isrupees two thousand per mensem;a member of the cabinet(c)a minister of staterupees one thousand per mensem;(d)a deputy ministerrupees six hundred per mensem|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|———— a billfurther to amend the salaries and allowances of ministers act, 1952————(shri amit shah, minister of  home affairs)mgipmrnd—392rs(s3)—10-09-2020