Parliament Passes Bill To Reduce Salary & Allowances Of Ministers For One Year To Meet Pandemic Expenses [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Sunday passed the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020, by voice vote. The same was passed by the Rajya Sabha on September 18, 2020. The Bill, moved by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, seeks to amend the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952 and reduce the salaries and sumptuary allowances of Ministers by 30% for a period of...