THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

What is a parliament?
The word 'parliament' comes from the French word parler, which means
'to talk'. A parliament is a group of elected representatives with the power
to make laws. The fundamental concepts of meeting, representation and
legislation - law-making - go back thousands of years.
What are the roles of the parliament?
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of
government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions:
representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government
via hearings and inquiries.

What are the roles of the parliament in a democracy?

In a democracy, the Parliament plays the vital function of deliberating
matters of importance before laws or resolutions are passed. The
Parliament has the power to alter, decrease or increase the boundaries of
states/UTs. The Parliament also functions as an organ of information

ABOUT THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India. The Indian Parliament

comprises of the President and the two Houses - Rajya Sabha (Council of
States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People).\ Each House has to meet
within six months of its previous sitting. The President has the power to
summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok
Sabha.
Qualification for Membership of Parliament
In order to be chosen a member of Parliament, a person must be a citizen
of India and not less than 30 years of age in the case of Rajya Sabha and
not less than 25 years of age in the case of Lok Sabha. Additional
qualifications may be prescribed by Parliament by law.

Functions and Powers of Parliament

As in other parliamentary democracies, the Parliament in India has the

cardinal functions of legislation, overseeing of administration, the passing
of the Budget, ventilation of public grievances and discussing various
subjects like development plans, national policies and international
relations. The distribution of powers between the Union and the States,
followed in the Constitution, emphasizes in many ways the general
predominance of Parliament in the legislative field. A. The Parliament is
also vested with powers to impeach the President and to remove the
Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, the Chief Election
Commissioner and the Comptroller and Auditor General by the procedure
laid down in the Constitution.
All legislation requires the consent of both the Houses of Parliament. In the
case of money bills, however, the will of the Lok Sabha prevails. Delegated
legislation is also subject to review and control by Parliament. Besides the
power to legislate, the Constitution vests in Parliament the power to initiate
amendment of the Constitution

THE HOUSES OF THE PARLIAMENT

LOK SABHA RAJYA SABHA
Lok Sabha is the House of People, , Rajya Sabha is the Council of
where people who are eligible to States, where the representatives
are indirectly elected by the elected
vote can elect their representative
by way of direct elections
The operation of Lok Sabha
continues for 5 years, unless
dissolved earlier.,
Maximum of 552 members
The minimum age for being a
member is 25 years.
The introduction of the Money Bill
takes place only in Lok Sabha.
representative of the Assembles of
States and Union Territories.
The operation of Lok Sabha
continues for 5 years, unless
dissolved earlier.,
Maximum of 250 members
The minimum age for being a
member is 30 years/
After the bill is approved in the Lok
Sabha it is sent to the Rajya Sabha
for consideration.
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