<p>Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent "to meet the exigencies arising out of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> pandemic".</p>.<p>Rajya Sabha passed the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It had got the approval of Lok Sabha on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The bill was introduced in the upper house by Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national-politics/parliament-monsoon-session-live-rajya-sabha-lok%20sabha-agriculture-bills-amit-shah-rajnath-singh-farmers-protest-opposition-889153.html" target="_blank">Parliament Monsoon Session live: Rajya Sabha adjourned; Lok Sabha proceedings to begin at 3 pm</a></strong></p>.<p>The Upper House also passed the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which proposes to reduce the salaries and allowances of ministers by 30 per cent for a year, to meet the exigencies arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Minister of State for Home, G Kishan Reddy moved the bill.</p>.<p>Both the bills were taken up simultaneously and passed by voice vote.</p>
<p>Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent "to meet the exigencies arising out of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> pandemic".</p>.<p>Rajya Sabha passed the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It had got the approval of Lok Sabha on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The bill was introduced in the upper house by Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national-politics/parliament-monsoon-session-live-rajya-sabha-lok%20sabha-agriculture-bills-amit-shah-rajnath-singh-farmers-protest-opposition-889153.html" target="_blank">Parliament Monsoon Session live: Rajya Sabha adjourned; Lok Sabha proceedings to begin at 3 pm</a></strong></p>.<p>The Upper House also passed the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which proposes to reduce the salaries and allowances of ministers by 30 per cent for a year, to meet the exigencies arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Minister of State for Home, G Kishan Reddy moved the bill.</p>.<p>Both the bills were taken up simultaneously and passed by voice vote.</p>