PART IV
AMENDMENT TO THE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS OF PARLIAMENT ACT, 1953
137. Amendment of section 3 of Act 20 of 1953.
In the Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953, in section 3, in sub-section (1), for the words “one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees”, the words “four lakh rupees” shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from 1st January, 2016.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 137 of the Bill seeks to amend the Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953.
Section 3 of the aforesaid Act relates to salaries, etc., of officers of Parliament. It is proposed to enhance the salary of the Chairman of the Council of the States from the existing one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees per mensem to four lakh rupees per mensem with retrospective effect from 1st January, 2016.