PRESENTATION

ON
POLITICAL SCIENCE

TO P I C :
PA R LI A M E N T O F I N D I A
 CONTENTS

 Introduction
Need for a Parliament
Two houses of the Parliament
Rajya Sabha
Lok Sabha
 INTRODUCTION

Supreme legislative body of a country

Bicameral
Comprises of 2 houses: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
President has the power to summon and prorogue both
houses
Located in New Delhi
Designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker
 NEED FOR A PARLIAMENT

We need a parliament as:

It makes laws and policies for a country and also helps in
changing or abolishing old laws for a smooth
administration of a country.
It controls the executive organs of the government.
It also controls the finances of the government.
TWO HOUSES OF THE PARLIAMENT

The Indian parliament is a bicameral body i.e.it has

two houses. They are the Council of States (Rajya
Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha).
Both the houses plays a major role in forming the
parliament. Every decision taken by one house goes
to the other. This means that every bill and policy is
discussed twice. This ensures in taking a better
decision for the governance of the country.
 RAJYA SABHA

It is called the Council of States.

It includes 245 member.
It represents the States of India.
It is an indirectly elected body.
It is the upper house of the parliament.
Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of six
years.
Every two years, one third members of the Rajya Sabha
complete their term and elections are held for those one
third seats only.
 LOK SABHA

It is called the House of the People.

It includes 543 members.
It is an directly elected body.
It is the lower house of the parliament.
Members of Lok Sabha are elected for a term of five
years.
The Lok Sabha can be dissolve if no party or coalition can
form the government or if it is advised by the President to
the Prime Minister and hold fresh elections.
 FUNCTIONS OF THE PARLIAMENT

Parliament performs very important functions. They are as

follows:
Legislative functions
Financial functions
Debating functions
Constituent functions
Electoral functions
Judicial functions
 LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS

It includes enacting legislation for the entire country.

It supervises the bills drafted by the bureaucracy.
The cabinet which forms the integral part of the
legislature has the authority to approve or disapprove any
major bill.
The executive is always responsible to the legislature.
 FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS

It controls finances of the government.

It grants resources to the government for implementing all
its programmes.
The government has to give an account to the legislature
about the money it has spent and the resources that it
wishes to raise.
It prepares the budget for the country.
 DEBATING FUNCTIONS

The Parliament discuss the pros and cons of any laws and
policies before implementing it.
Its power of discussion is unlimited. Each and every
members can put forward his/her opinion regarding any
matter without fear.
It analyses every issue properly that are later going to be a
law or act.