The document summarizes key aspects of the Indian Parliament, which consists of the President and two houses - the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) and Lok Sabha (Lower House). The Rajya Sabha has a maximum of 250 members elected by state assemblies for 6-year terms with one-third retiring every 2 years. The Lok Sabha has a maximum of 550 members elected directly by the people for 5-year terms. Both houses oversee the introduction, committee review, and voting of bills, which then go to the President to become law if signed.

1. INDIAN PARLIAMENT

2. Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of
the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature
composed of the President of India and the two houses.

3. Parliament Consists of
• President
• Counsil of State (Rajya Sabha or Upper house)
• House of People (Lok Sabha or Lower house)

4. Rajya Sabha (Upper House)
• Strength of Maximum – 250
• State & UT’s – 238
• By President – 12
Present
• 245 – 233 + 12

5. Presiding Officer
• ChairPerson
• Present – Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, since 11 August
2017

6. Members Selection
• Elected only by State Legislative assemblIes
• Proportional representation is the system of election and
seats are allocated on basis of population
• 12 members having special knowledge in field of arts,
science, social service and literature
• Only Delhi and Puducherry have representation in the
Rajya Sabha

7. Features of Rajya Sabha
• Permanent body
• Every two years one third of its members retire
• Their seats are filled by presidential nominations and re-
elections
• Term of office of a Rajya Sabha MP and the order of
retirement of MP’s decided by Parliament

8. Special powers
• Allows the parliament to make laws on matters in the
state list
• Allows parliament to create a new all India service
common to centre and states

9. Sessions
• Budget session: January/February to May
• Monsoon session: July to August/September
• Winter session: November to December

10. Lok Sabha (lower House)
• Strength of Maximum – 550
• State – 530
• UT’s – 20
Present
• State – 530
• UT’s – 13
• Anglo’s - 2

11. Presiding Officer
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Present – Om Birla, since 19 June 2019

12. Member Selection
• Elected directly from the people’s of India
• Voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 yrs by 61st
amendment
• Election happens 5 years once

13. Features
• To ensure uniformity of representation between different
states and within a state between different
constituencies
• After every census delimitation exercise id done to
decide representation to each state and territorial
constituencies in each state
• The allocation of seats for states were frozen till the
year 2026

14. Sessions
• Budget session: February to May
• Monsoon session: July to September
• Winter session: November to mid-December.

15. Bill Becomes Law
• The bill is drafted
• The bill is introduced
• The bill goes to committee
• Subcommittee review of the bill
• Committee mark up of the bill
• Voting by the full chamber on the bill
• Referral of the bill to the other chamber

16. Continued…
• Referral of the bill to the other chamber
• The bill goes to the president
• Overriding a veto

17. Qualifications to become an MP
• Citizen of India
• Not less than 30 yrs in case of Rajya Sabha and 25 yrs in
case of Lok Sabha
• Any other qualification as prescribed by parliament
• He must be registered as a voter in any parliamentary
constituency
• For reserved seats he must be SC or ST

18. Disqualifications
• Holds an office of profit under union or state government
only
• Unsound mind, undischarged insolvent and not a citizen of
India
• Been found guilty of electoral offences and corrupt practices
in elections
• Sentenced for more than 2 yrs imprisonment for a crime
• Holds an office of profit in a company where govt holding is
25% and above

19. Continued…
• Has interest in government contracts, works
• Has been convicted of preaching social crimes like
untouchability, dowry and sati
• Doesn’t lodge election expense on time
• Has been convicted of promoting enmity between groups
or bribery
• Has been dismissed from government service for
disloyalty to state or corruption

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குறள் 770:
நிலைமக்கள் சாை உலைத்தெனினும் ொலை
ெலைமக்கள் இல்வழி இல்
சிறந்ெ வீரர்கள் அதிகம் இருந்ொலும், பலைக்கு நல்ை ெலைவ் இல்லை
எ்றால் அந்ெப் பலை பபாரில் நிலைத்து நிற்காது.
Though men abound, all ready for the war,
No army is where no fit leaders are.

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