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Our parliament
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Introduction to Parliament
Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the country
The word Parliament is derived from the Latin word “Parliamentum”.
Parliament comprises of president and 2 houses (1) Lok sabha
(2) Rajya sabhaConstitution of India came into force on 26th
January 1950
Lok sabha
Lok sabha
Lok Sabha is the body of representatives of the people.
Its members are elected every five years by the adult population of the country who are eligible to vote.
The minimum age for becoming member of the Lok sabha is 25 years.
The present membership of Lok sabha is 545 and the number is divided among different states.
One of the members from the Lok Sabha is elected as the Speaker of the House
Speaker of Lok Sabha
The Speaker is the Presiding Officer of the Lok Sabha in the Parliament House.a member belonging to the ruling party is elected the Speaker. The Honourable speaker
Meira Kumar
Power of Speaker
Speaker presides the sessions of Lok Sabha.He/She decides whether bill is a money bill or
a non money bill.He/She permits the moving of various kinds of
motions and resolutions in parliamentSpeaker decides on the agenda to be taken up
for discussion during the whole meeting.
Rajya sabha
Rajya sabha Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of
Parliament. Maximum members of Rajya sabha are 250. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the
Legislative Assemblies of the various States Twelve of Rajya Sabha members are
nominated by the President who have earned distinction in the fields of literature, art, science and social service.
For becoming a member of the Rajya Sabha, The members have to be at least 30 years of age.
Functions of Parliament
To form or end the Government To represent the Electorate To legislate To hold the government accountable
for its actions
To monitor the expenditure of public funds
To be a forum for debate To be a forum for the expression
of grievances To call for information
Cont….
Committees of Parliament
1.Committee on Commerce
2. Committee on Home Affairs
3. Committee on Human Resource Development
4. Committee on Industry
5. Committee on Science & Technology, Environment &
Forests
6. Committee on Transport, Culture and Tourism
7. Committee on Agriculture
8. Committee on Information Technology
Contd…
9. Committee on Defence
10. Committee on Energy
11. Committee on External Affairs
12. Committee on Finance
13. Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and
Public Distribution
14. Committee on Labour and Welfare
15. Committee on Petroleum & Chemicals
16. Committee on Railways
17. Committee on Urban and Rural Development