Amendment of section 3

Amendment of section 3.—In the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000 (11 of 2000) (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “principal Act”), in section 3, after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— “(1-A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the salary payable to a Minister under sub-section (1), shall be reduced by thirty percent. for a period of one year commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.”.