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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