 bill no 67 of 1983 the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) bill,1983 abnl "further to amend the sa14ry, allowcnces 4na pension of members 01 parliament act, 19m be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the salary, allowances and pension of members of parliament (amendment) act, 1983 5 2 in section 3 of the salary, allowances and pension of members of 30 of 1954 parliament act, 1954,-, (a) for the words "five hundred rupees", the words ~'sevell hulldred aad fifty rupees" shall be substitu'ted; (b) for the words "fifty-ore rupees", the words "seyenty-five 10 rapees" shall be suwituted  statement of objects and reasonsaccording to section 3 of the salary, allowances and pensio~ of members of parliament act, 1954, a member is entitled to receive salary at the rate of rs 500 per mensem this rate was fixed by an amendment made in 1964 according to the same section, a member is entitled to an allowance at the rate of rs 51 for each day during any period of residence on duty and this rate was fixed by an amendment made in the principal act in 1969 the emoluments of members at these rates have become highly inadequate in relation to the high cost of living 2 the joint committee on salaries and allowances of members of parliament had recommended that the salary of members may be raised from rs 500 to rs 750 per month and that therr daily allowance may be raised from rs 51 to rs 101 per day it is proposed that while the salary " may be raised as recommended by the joint committee, the rate of daily allowance may be revised so as to be rs 75 for each day during any period of residence on duty 3 tj11! bill seeks to give effect to the above objecw " -new delhi; 'buta singh the 3rd may, 1983  financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill seeks to amend section 3 of the salary, allowances and peuion of members of parliament act, 1954 for the purpose at increasing the salary of members of parliament from rs 500 to rs 750 per month and also for the purpose of increasing the rate of daily allowance payable to them for each day during any period of residence on duty from'rb 51 to rs75 this would involve additional expenditure of a recurring nature the additional experiditure on account of increase in salary of members would, be approximately rs 25,00,000 per year and the additional expenditure on account of increase in the rate of daily auowanc~ of members would be approximately rs 75,00,000 per year 2 the provisions of the bill do not involve any other expenditure, whether of a recurring or non-recurring nature  annexureextract from the salary, ailow ances and pension of members or parliament ac:r, 1954 (30 of' 1954) -  - - - salaries and daily allowadgiii i 3 a member shall be entitled to receive a salary at the rate of ave hundred rupees per mensem during the whole of his term of oftlce and subject to any rules made under this act an allowance at the rate of fifty-one rupees for each day during any period of residence on duty  - - - - -  a billfur1her to amend the salary, allowances and pension of members af parliament act, 1954 (shri buta singh, minister of     parliamentary                     affairs, sports         and               works                        and housing) 