Parliament of India
LOKSABHA
- Maximum No of members : 550 (530+20)
- Present Member : 543
- Term of Lok Sabha : 5 Years
- Term of the member of Lok Sabha : 5 Years
- Lok Sabha Presided by : Speaker
- Minimum Age : 25 years
RAJYA SABHA
• Present Member : 245 (233+12)
• Term of Rajya Sabha : Can not be desolve
• Term of the member of Rajya Sabha : 6 Years
• Rajya Sabha Presided by : Vice President
About Parliament
Ø Part- V, Art- 79—122
Ø Concept taken from --- U.K.
Ø 1st meeting of the Parliament --- 13th May, 1952.
Ø
Every 1st meeting of each session
of parliament is joint sitting.
Minimum number of session in parliament is---2. (Maximum gap- can’t be more than 6 month)
Ø Number of session at present ---3
1.
The Budget Session
– Feb- May.
2.
Monsoon session – July – Sept.
3.
Winter session – Nov- Dec.
- Part- V
The Parliament consist of the President, the Lokshabha and the Rajya Shabha.
Art- 80 --- Composition of RajyaShabha (Council of states or upper House or Second Chamber)
RajyaShabha represents the State.
The elected members of RajyaSabha are elected indirectly by elected MLA’s.
12 members are nominated by President from the fields of the country are Arts, Science, Culture, Social Science etc.
All the States have not been given equal representation in RajyaSabha . It is based on the population of the state.
Max from UP – 31, WB – 16
RajyaSobha – 245 seats (229 from state + 4 from Union territory + 12 from Nomination)
· Other name --- House of people, Lower House, popular House, First Chamber.
· Loksabha represents the people of India.
· Break up: Total Seats= 552( 530 from state + 20 from Union Territory + 2 Nominated).
· Elected members of Loksabha are elected by the people of India directly on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise.
· 2 members may be nominated to the Loksabha by the President from the Anglo-India community if they are not adequately represented in the Loksabha.
· 545= 530 from State + 13 from Union Territory + 2 Nominated
· Now exact figure is 543.
·
Art- 83 --- Duration
Rajyasabha
--- It’s a permanent body. It cannot be dissolved. But 1/3rd of its
members retired often every two years . Thus, a member of Rajyasabha enjoys a
term of 6 years.
Loksabha
--- it’s term is 5 years. It can be extended by Parliament by law during National
Emergency for a period of one year at a time.
·
Art- 84 --- Qualification for membership
1) Citizen
of India
2) At
least 25 years of age for Loksabha and 30 years of age for Rajyasabha.
3) Additional
qualification can be prescribed by Parliament by law.
·
Art- 102 --- Disqualification for membership
1) Not
a citizen of India
2) Hold
office of profit under the union or state govt.
3) In
solvency
4) Of
unsound mind
·
Art- 89 --- Chairman and Deputy chairman of
Rajyasabha
1) The
Vice President is the ex-officio chairman of Rajyasabha.
2) Deputy
chairman is elected by the members of Rajyasabha among themselves.
·
Art- 93--- Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Loksabha
1) Speaker
and Deputy Speaker are elected by the members of Loksabha by themselves.
2) They
may resign to each other.
·
Art- 99 --- Oath
1) By
the president
·
Art-100 --- Quorum
1/10th
of total members of the house.
·
Art- 108 --- Joint sitting of both houses of the
Parliament.
1) The
President summon joint sitting of both houses of the Parliament if a deal lock
arises as a result of a disagreement between the two houses regarding the
passage of a bill.
2) Joint
sitting cannot be summoned for money bill and constitution Amendment Bill.
3) The
Speaker presides over joint sitting. In his absence speaker and in his absence
deputy chairman of Rajyasabha.
·
Art-110 --- Money Bill
1) The
money bill can be introduced only in the Loksabha with the prior consent of the
President.
2) Whether
a bill is money bill or not, the decision of the Speaker is final.
3) Rajyasabha
can withhold a money bill maximum for 14 days. Thus the Loksabha is more
powerful than Rajyasabha becauseloksabha
enjoys the power over the money bill.
·
Art-112 --- Annual Financial Statement (Budget)
1) It
is a Statement of annual expenditure and receipt of the Govt. of India.
(Financial year 1st April- 31st March)
2) It
is a money bill.
·
Art-116 --- Vote on Account
1) The
ordinance granted by the Parliament to meet expenditure for a period before
passing annual Budget.
·
Zero Hour --- Since 1962 ‘O’ hour is an
unspecified time. It is not mentioned in the rules of procedure of Parliament.
Within zero hour the members of Parliament can raise matter without any prior
notice.
·
Parliamentary Committee: (17th
standing committee)
1) Public
Account Committee/PAC:
a)
Total members –22 (15 from Loksabha and 7 from
Rajyasabha)
b)
The chairman of this committee is a appointed by
the speakers of Loksabha amongst it’s members from opposition.
c)
No minister can be a member of this committee.
d)
Function --- PAC examines the Annual Audit Report
of CAG.
2) Establishment
committee: (largest parliamentary committee)
a)
Total members – 30 (all from Loksabha)
b)
Chairman is appointed by the speaker.
c)
Function – to examine the estimates included in
the budget.
3) Committee
on public undertakings:
a)
Total members – 22 (15 from Loksabha and 7 from
Rajyasabha)
b)
Chairman – same as previous.
c)
To examine the reports and the accounts of Public
undertakings.
4) BusinessAdvisory
Committee:
a)
Loksabha committee consists of – 15 member
Chairman – Speaker himself.
b)
Rajyasabha consists of – 11 members
Chairman – Vice President.
5) Largest
Opposition Party:
Party
having not less than 1/10th seats of the total strength of the home.
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