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Tenure of Members
The maximum tenure of members of the Lok Sabha The maximum tenure of members of the Rajya Sabha
is 5 years only. is 6 years.
Powers
The Lok Sabha is having supreme powers in money The Rajya Sabha is having a role in discussing only
and financial matters related to the Budget. after the bill is passed in Lok Sabha.

Power of Speaker
The Speaker of Lok Sabha enjoys wide authority and The Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha also enjoys
powers under the constitution and the rules. powers as of speaker of Lok Sabha, anyway, there
are some limitations.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES public importance, sidelining all other
The rules and formalities observed for proper issues.
transaction of business of a house include the (g) Cut Motion : Cut motion is a proposal for
following : reduction of a demand of grant in the
(a) Summoning of House : The President budget under consideration.
from time-to-time summons each house of (h) No-Confidence Motion : Non-
Parliament when he thinks fit. Confidence motion is moved by the opposi-
(b) President’s Address : The President tion in Lok Sabha when a government has
addresses the joint sitting of both houses of to prove its majority in the house.
the Parliament after every general election (I) Censure Motion : A censure motion is
and at the beginning of the year, calls the based on certain issues and it criticises the
Budget Session. government on specific policies or acts.
(c) Motion of Thanks : Motion of thanks is a (j) Adjournment and Prorogation of the
vote of thanks on the speech of the House : Adjournment means suspension
President. If a government loses it, it has to of the session of the house.
resign. (k) Process of Legislation : Legislative

(d) Question Hour : It consists of starred, proposals come in the form of a bill. A bill
unstarred and short notice questions requir- drafted and proposed by an ordinary
ing oral, written and urgent reply by minis- member of a house, is Private Member’s
ters to questions of parliamentarians. Bill, while a bill proposed by a minister, is a
(e) Zero Hour : Zero hour begins at 12 o’clock Government Bill. Similarly, bills dealing with
in the afternoon after the question hour and general issues are called Public Bills while
goes on for an hour when members raise all bills dealing with a person or corporation or
types of questions without notice, at times institution are called Private Bills. Likewise,
even embarrassing the government. bills dealing with taxes, revenue, expendi-
(f) Adjournment Motion : Adjournment ture and audit are classified as Money Bills,
motion disrupts the normal business of the while bills dealing with general issues are
house. It proposes that the house should called Non-money or Ordinary bills.
take up consideration of an issue of urgent

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