What is Rajya Sabah. What are its powers, Functions and activities? How is it related with Lok Sabha? all the questions have been answered in the presentation.

1. Rajya Sabha
Indian Constitution

2. Background of Rajya
Sabha…
◦ Rajya Sabha is also Known as ‘Council of
States’, a nomenclature that was
announced by the chair in the House on
23rd August, 1954 has its own distinctive
feature
◦ The Government of India Act 1919
provided for the creation of a ‘Council of
State’ as a second chamber of the
legislature with a restricted franchise
which actually came into existence in
1921.

3. Composition/Strength of Rajya
Sabha…
Article 80 of the Constitution lays
down the maximum strength of Rajya
Sabha as 250, out of which 12
members are nominated by the
President and 238 are representatives
of the States.

4. Allocation of Seats…
The fourth Schedule to the
Constitution provides for allocation of
seats to the States and Union
Territories in Rajya Sabha.
The allocation of seats is made on the
basis of the population of each State.

5. Eligibility to the membership of
Rajya Sabha…
Qualifications
1. Must be a citizen of India
2. He must be not less than 30 years of
age
3. He must possess such other
qualifications as may be prescribed
in that behalf by or under any law
made by Parliament.
4. Must not be an undischarged
insolvent

6. Disqualifications…
1. If a person holds any office of profit
2. If he is of unsound mind
3. If he is not a citizen of India
4. If he is disqualified by or under any
law made by Parliament.

7. Film stars who became the
members of the Parliament…!!!!

8. Ciranjeevi!!!

9. Javed Akhtar!!!

10. Who's that..????

11. Sachin Tendulkar!!!

12. Process for
Election/Nomination…
Electoral College
Bye-Election
Presiding Officers-Chairman and
Deputy Chairman
Secretary General

14. 1. Electoral College
The representatives of the States and
the Union Territories in the Rajya
Sabha are elected by the method of
indirect election.
The representative of each state and
the Union Territories are elected by
the elected members of the Legislative
Assembly of the State and by the
members of the Electoral College

15. 2. Bye-Election….
The Election held to fill a vacancy
arising otherwise than by retirement of
a member on the expiration of his term
of office is called ‘Bye-Election’.
Under the 10th Schedule a member
elected in a bye-election remains
member for the remainder of the term
of the member who had resigned or
died or disqualified to be member of
the House.

16. 3. Presiding Officers-Chairman
and Deputy Chairman…
The Presiding Officers of Rajya Sabha
have the responsibility to conduct the
proceedings of the House.
The Vice-President of India is ex-
officio Chairman.
Rajya Sabha also chooses Deputy
Chairman amongst its members.

17. 4. Secretary-General…
Secretary-General is appointed by the
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
The Secretary-General is also the
administrative head of the Rajya
Sabha
He works under the direction and
control of the Chairman of the Rajya
Sabha.

18. Special Powers of Rajya
Sabha….
Under Article 249, It Can shift an item
of the State List to the Union or
Concurrent List
Under Article 312, It can create an All-
India Public Service
Under the Article 354 or 356 or 360, It
can extend the duration of emergency
proclaimed by the President of India
It can alone initiate a move for the
removal of the Vice-President of India

19. Rajya Sabha in Financial
Matters….
Money Bill- The power of Rajya Sabha
in respect of such a Bill is limited.
Financial Bill- Rajya Sabha has
powers to reject or amend financial
bills like any other bill.
The Budget of the Government is laid
every year before Rajya Sabha also
its members to discuss it.

21. Leader of the House…
The leader of the House in Rajya
Sabha is normally the Prime Minister
His primary function is to maintain
coordination amongst all sections of
the House for a harmonious and
meaningful debate in the House.

22. Relation between the two
Houses...

23. ……
Passing a Bill of Constitutional
amendment by a special majority
Electing the President and the Vice-
President
Impeaching the President
Resolving the deadlock between
them.