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Indian Parliament
Introduction• Supreme Legislative body of a country• Bicameral • 2 houses –Lokshaba and Rajya Shaba• Sansad Bhavan• President has power to summon and prorogue both
houses• Elected Member- MP’s – 970 MP’s• 814.5 million Indians registerd to vote in 2014
general elections
Cont…• Designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert
Baker, • Opening ceremony was performed on 18
January 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin.
• Construction Cost - Rs. 8.3 million• 570 feet (170 meters) in diameter,Covers 6
acres
Parliament of India
Council of States(Rajya Sabha)
House of People(Lok Sabha)
Not More than 250 Members
Not More than 545 Members
12 Nominated By President
Not More than 238
Representatives of States & UTs
Not More than 530 elected
Representatives of People & 2
Nominated Anglo- Indian
Representatives
Not more than 13 from
UTs
Rajya Shaba• “Council of States”• Maximum 250 Members• Permanent Body• Minimum age of 30• Special power to declare that is necessary and
expedient in the national interest
Lokshabha• “House of People”• Maximum Strength-552• Operate for 5 years• Minimum age of 25• Money bills can only be introduced in
lokshaba• Grants the money for running the
administration of the country
Election Process• Rajya Shaba–238 members are to be elected from States
and Union Territories and 12 are to be nominated by the President of India–1/3rd of person retires every second year
• Lok Shaba–131 seats (18.42%) are reserved for
representatives of Scheduled Castes (84) and Scheduled Tribes (47)–Directly Elected by eligible voters
Committees• In a committee, the matter is deliberated at
length, views are expressed freely• 2 Kinds : 1 . Ad hoc Committees 2 . Standing Committees• Ad hoc committees is appointed for specific
purpose like Railway Convention,Five year plans,Hindi Equivalents
• Standing Committees includes Pettitions,Privilages and Rules
Parliament Meetings• Not more than 6 Months Gap• Budget session: In the months of February to
May.• Monsoon session: In the months of July to
September.• Winter session: In the months of November to
December .
10 facts about parliament• Parliament of India is circular which represents
“Continuity”• 2 houses are horse shoe in shape• Lok shaba - Green Carpet that represents
agriculture, Rajya shaba-Red Carpet royalty and sacrifice done by the freedom fighters
• library - 2nd Largest in India• Circumference – 1/3 of a mile i.e..536.33m
Cont… .• 1st hour 11 to 12 is called Question Hour• Around 12 Zero Zone• President office is Room No 13• Parliament Canteen is the cheepest in the
country• Voting in Parliament done by Electronically
President of India
President – Pranab Mukherjee(Since 25 July 2012)Term Length –(5 Years (Renewable)) Salary – Rs 150000Formation – (Constitution of India) (26 Jan 1950)
VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIAVice – president – Mohammad Hamid AnsariTerm Length – Five Years , Renewable.Inaugural – Dr. S.Radha Krishan.Salary – Rs 125000
RAJYA SABHAType – Upper of the parliament of IndiaLeadershipChairman – Mohammad Hamid Ansari ,Ind since(11 August 2007)Deputy chairman – P.J. Kurien.INC since(21 august 2012)Leader of the House – Arun Jaitley, BJP.since(July 2014)Leader of the Opposition – Ghulam Nabi Azad, INC . Since (July 2014)
Lok sabha – 16thType – Lower House of the parliament of IndiaSpeaker – Sumitra Mahajan , BJP.Deputy Speaker – M. Thambidurai, AIADMKLeader of the House – Narendra Modi, BJP.
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