Two Houses Of Parliament In India – Composition And Functions According to Article 79 of the Indian constitution, the Indian Parliament consists of the President and the two Houses. The two Houses are known respectively as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok … [Read more...]
WHAT INDIAN PARLIAMENT CONSISTS OF ?
COMPOSITION OF THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT The constitution makes India a federal state. Hence our founding fathers provided for a bicameral legislature at the centre known as the Parliament or the "Samsad." This "Samsad" or the Parliament consists of the President, the Lower House, known as the Lok … [Read more...]
Loksabha And Rajyasabha – Differences, Comparison, Relation
Comparative study of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and their constitutional relation Relationship Between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha In Indian Constitution, one encounters a three-fold situation in the relation between the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha of the Parliament. Firstly, there are situations … [Read more...]
Parliamentary Control Over Public Finance In India
Parliamentary Control Over Public Finance In India The Indian constitution has built up elaborate institutional devices for the purpose of Parliamentary control over Public Finance in India. Financial activities of the government fall into two types–collection of revenue and expenditure of funds … [Read more...]
Parliamentary Committee in India
Parliamentary Committee in India The committees of the Parliament in India are of two types—standing committees and ad-hoc committees. The Indian Standing Committees are like the U. S. congressional committees, specialized in nature i. e. they perform specialized jobs as suggested by their names. … [Read more...]
Procedure of Law Making in Indian Parliament
Law Making Process in Indian Parliament The Indian constitution gives the law making procedure in Indian Parliament. The primary function of the Indian Parliament is to make, fresh laws and to revise or abrogate existing laws. Bills passed by the Parliament falls into two categories: (a) … [Read more...]
Qualification for Member of Parliament in India
Qualification for Member of Parliament in India The Indian Constitution is a detailed document, It provides everything in minute detail. This applies equally to the membership of the Parliament. The constitution stipulates that only Indian Citizens of not less than 25 years of age are qualified … [Read more...]
Functions of Loksabha Speaker
Introduction The office of the Speaker in India has been borrowed from the British Parliamentary practice. Article 93 of the Constitution of India stipulates that the House of People, after every general election shall elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker from among its members for the entire term … [Read more...]