Financial Bill - I Related Articles:

Example of a Article 117 (1)

Financial Bill Category I: Article 108
Article 111
Central Road Fund Act Lok Sabha (Yes) Rajya Sabha (No)

Minister (Yes) Member (No) Minister (Yes) Member (No)

Goverment Bill Private Member Bill Governement Bill Private Member Bill

Minister who is proposing the bill has to ask for leave of the house.

A Financial Bill - I can be referred to a If a bill is published in Gazette of India then there is no need for leave of the house.
Joint Committee but the money bill
cannot be referred to a Joint Committee
instead it is referred to a select Introduction, reading the title and objectives of the bill and then the bill is published in the Gazette of India.
committee

End of the First Reading

Note:
Simple majority is required
Beginning of Second Reading for the passage of an
Financial bill - I in both the
houses of Parliament

Stage of General Discussion Committee Stage

Consideration Stage

The Principles and its provisions are discussed

generally but not details of the bill Considering the provisions of the bill clause by clause

Does the bill

consider by
Yes the house
?? Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 Clause n
Third Reading No Yes Select Committee Joint Committee

Discuss Discuss Discuss Discuss

Refer the bill to
select committee Yes
?? Members of the Members of both
initiating house Houses of the Amendments Amendments Amendments Amendments
No Parliament ?? ?? ?? ??

Refer the bill to

joint committee Examines the bill If approved If approved If approved If approved
?? clause by clause Examines the bill
clause by clause
Becomes part Becomes part Becomes part Becomes part
No
of the Bill of the Bill of the Bill of the Bill
Go to: A Go to: A Go to: A Go to: A
To obtain
Public Opinion
?? Doesn't Doesn't Doesn't Doesn't
become a part become a part become a part become a part
of the Bill of the Bill of the Bill of the Bill
Yes
A:
After Obtaining public opinion, the Bill enters Towards the Consideration stage Voting Voting Voting Voting
into the third stage i.e, Consideration Stage

Beginning of the Third Reading Discussed Bill

Third Reading
Debate is fixed to the acceptance or rejection as a whole bill: no amendments are allowed

Subject matter of the bill

must be the provisions
The Govt may need to Does the of Article 110 and
undergo motion of No bill gets Yes Bill enters Rajya Sabha other General Legislation
Confidence accepted

In the Rajya Sabha the Bill goes through three stages

President is bound to
give his assent
(Suspensive Veto)

Yes First Reading / Stage Second Reading / Stage Third Reading / Stage

B:

Does the Does the Does the

Does the Parliament Does the President President President give
Bill sent to the President Rajya Sabha
resend the bill with or Yes send the bill for No withhold No for his assent Yes accept the
his assent
without reconsideration his assent ? bill ?
amendments? ? ?

Yes Yes Yes No

No
No
Bill doesn't become an act Bill becomes an act
Does the Does the
Pocket Veto i.e President Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
Bill cannot become an act
maintains silence No accept the Yes make any No
amendments amendments to
Joint Sitting made ? the bill ?
Quorum = 55+25 = 75
(Under Article 108)
Go to B:
Does the
Rajya Sabha
Maintains silence for Six Months No reject the bill
Does the altogether ?
The bill is passed by joint sitting The bill cannot
Yes No
both the houses accept become an act After 6 months deadlock
the bill?
Yes

The bill cannot be introduced without prior circulation of copies to the members of Lok Sabha