Indian Parliament in brief

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 .

11. 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

12. 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

13. President of India
President – Pranab Mukherjee(Since
25 July 2012)
Term Length –(5 Years (Renewable))
Salary – Rs 150000
Formation – (Constitution of India)
(26 Jan 1950)

14. VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Vice – president – Mohammad Hamid
Ansari
Term Length – Five Years , Renewable.
Inaugural – Dr. S.Radha Krishan.
Salary – Rs 125000

15. RAJYA SABHA
Type – Upper of the parliament of India
Leadership
Chairman – 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)

16. Lok sabha – 16th
Type – Lower House of the parliament of
India
Speaker – Sumitra Mahajan , BJP.
Deputy Speaker – M. Thambidurai,
AIADMK
Leader of the House – Narendra Modi, BJP.

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