The document is a presentation on the Indian parliament. It discusses the key facts about parliament including that it is the supreme legislative body comprising the president and two houses: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. It then provides more details on Lok Sabha, including that its members are elected every five years and its minimum age is 25. It discusses the Speaker of Lok Sabha and their powers to preside over sessions and decide on agendas. It also summarizes information about Rajya Sabha, its maximum members and how they are elected. Finally, it lists some of the main functions and committees of parliament.
2. Introduction to Parliament
Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the
country
The word Parliament is derived from the Latin
word “Parliamentum”.
Parliament comprises of president and 2 houses
(1) Lok sabha
(2) Rajya sabha
Constitution of India came into force on 26th
January 1950
4. Lok sabha
Lok Sabha is the body of representatives of the
people.
Its members are elected every five years by the
adult population of the country who are eligible to
vote.
The minimum age for becoming member of the
Lok sabha is 25 years.
The present membership of Lok sabha is 545 and
the number is divided among different states.
One of the members from the Lok Sabha is elected
as the Speaker of the House
5. Speaker of Lok Sabha
The Speaker is the
Presiding Officer of the
Lok Sabha in the Parliament
House.
a member belonging to
the ruling party is elected
The Honourable speaker
the Speaker.
Meira Kumar
6. Power of Speaker
Speaker presides the sessions of Lok Sabha.
He/She decides whether bill is a money bill or
a non money bill.
He/She permits the moving of various kinds of
motions and resolutions in parliament
Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up
for discussion during the whole meeting.
8. Rajya sabha
Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of Parliament.
Maximum members of Rajya sabha are 250.
Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the
Legislative Assemblies of the various States
Twelve of Rajya Sabha members are nominated
by the President who have earned distinction in
the fields of literature, art, science and social
service.
For becoming a member of the Rajya Sabha,
The members have to be at least 30 years of
age.
9. Functions of Parliament
To form or end the Government
To represent the Electorate
To legislate
To hold the government accountable for
its actions
10. Cont….
To monitor the expenditure of
public funds
To be a forum for debate
To be a forum for the expression
of grievances
To call for information
11. Committees of Parliament
1.Committee on Commerce
2. Committee on Home Affairs
3. Committee on Human Resource Development
4. Committee on Industry
5. Committee on Science & Technology, Environment &
Forests
6. Committee on Transport, Culture and Tourism
7. Committee on Agriculture
8. Committee on Information Technology
12. Contd…
9. Committee on Defence
10. Committee on Energy
11. Committee on External Affairs
12. Committee on Finance
13. Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and
Public Distribution
14. Committee on Labour and Welfare
15. Committee on Petroleum & Chemicals
16. Committee on Railways
17. Committee on Urban and Rural Development
