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Parl Procedures Siva
. PARLUIMEI{TARY PROCEDURES
**ffisdhrtbn
of India derives its au$ority frcm the peode of Indh. Parliament, rcpresenung ste people ls
supreme ir the admhi*ntron of dre Cotrntry. The Cortncil of Mhisters is ollectircly responsible to tfrc Lower House of the
parliament for its acts of omissim and commissbn. Parliament can force'an Feortive to resign by elgressing no<mfidence or
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by repcting any of tfie policjt's of the Executirre.
Par{iamsrfs confol over.the executivt can broadly be described under the folbwing trvo lreads:-
1.C.ontol over general polLy;
Z. C-onbol over public finance.
' The Parliament is the suprcme legislahrre of the Union, corsisting of two Horses of Padiament and the President of Indh.
SITTING
. A dtting of the House ls duly constituted wlren it b presi<Ied orrer by the Speaker/Chairmanor any other member
aompetent-b preskle over a sitting of the Hotrse urder the Consthrtion or tfe Rubs of Procedure and Conduct of Business of
Lok Sabha/ Rajya Satha and has qrorum.
Timings :Morday to Frftlay
Rajya Sabha : 11 to 5 (Lundr: 1 to 2.30)
:
tok Sabha 11 to 6 (Lundt: 1 to 2 PM)
OUORUM
Quorum means the minifium nrmber of members required to be present at a sitting of the Horse for valid
transactjon of its hrsirrcss. The quorum to constjtute a meeting of either House of Padiament is one bnth of the total
number of membens of the llouse. This irrcludes the Speaker/€hairman or the Presiding Offier for the time behg.
BULI.ETIN
It is the &rllelin (puHicafron) of the House conemed cmtainfrU a brief reord of the praedings of the House
at eadr of its dting, informatlm rdating to tle busines of the tlcuse arxi ttw relating to Parliarlentary Committees.
LIST Of BI'6II{ESS
'A Llst of Burlness for the day sfiall be prcpared by the Secretary€eieral and a copy thereof sftall be made available
for the use of every rnember. No htsiness, not frrhrded in the list of buslrcss for the day shall nonrnlV, be tmnsacfrd at any
sitting withaft the permi**n of the Speaker.
WN ON PARLUMENTARY PROCEDT]RE,
2OI 3
CLOSURE
The right to rnove a 'clos'rre nption',is
questbn. In order to bring a a valuable weapon ln the hands of a member
debate ioi'close, a mmour-ma-y-L to ..rt $lort the debate on any
aceptanae of closure rests with tre
aiscreu"n 6r .ut"-ct
and morre That t*
qtrestion be now pur.
il,r"*. r" accepts i! he considers whether the q'esticn The
me House tras reeiv"ea JeeuilE"l "i..
or no! whether *not tu vrews or-Ere oof,o.ro*, bebre
hane been adequatery
GUILLOTINE
It a diffierent brm of dosrrc' It means
is
the h-rsiress in hard.m t'-e 'time the-grtting by the_speaker of otrtshndirg question
or questiors rehgng to
thereon bei'ng allowed' thlke"'ait;ut
alrotted'for id dd;sdor1 The chair pue 6e question,
&;G, u",u;.ribrine t" b" ilpil; not prco€ired by any
House, guilloune, technically soeatcng,'aep;ie=s
no furher discus*on
motion. under the ruhs of the
only to ut; b.riAid.nrands, Apopriation Bi[
and Finane Bill.
TABI..E OFTHE HOI'SE
The Table is just in frront of the desk-of. the.secre{v ca3ral bebur the
speaker's chair. papers whidr are
5ffiir.:-fi't":: *lllj* or me iouse are placed on t iriiui. Durirs sinirss or rrl uotrse, the Ron or Hernbers is
when it is propceaG
copy of tte paper' authenticabd uv
taGEEF
'l"ri[ltc-.on treEoe of either House, otherwise than as a part of reply to a qrestbn,
r,i, concemed, prerenoty on,urefrront page of the paper, a
in the manner descibed
n:"'t"t5ffi"#ffi 'fi ffitrli*1fl
Dated:
"paper b be laid on the Table oi tot "*g*"#jST"H;S;;;;#HIiii"'.i*i-n."."4iiL,tt*o
S"Ohu/Rajya SaUnaJ
'--
New Dethi' signal,re
- forThes'Pplv
readv
seoetariat of the House oncemed sfrouH.
t 1"-I-:-0"* u".a ii *, q: arso-be ,"*rffi'{ht"t"" *"*;r copies of the paper are kept
".dF;f .d;phr. The nan*, designation and terephone number of the
rrJ &uro also be inaicaea iuc*ep".t" L" d *L"ra
ffi":$l*ilffi?$;9* to the press onry after
LEADEROFAE HOI,SE
It means tfie Prime Mirnister, if he is a rnember of
nomina*d by the prime Minisbr to nrnction the Horse, or a Minis'ter who is a Member of the
House an<l b
ai the Leader of the Hor6e.
PRECINCTS OFTHE Hq,SE
It indudes the chamber, tfie Lobbies, the
Yrv Galhries
vu'E'rs{ q'ru
sPecify. and sidr
ilu other place as the speaker may from time
' to time
PANEL OF,CHAIRMEN
At the ommencment of the Hotrse ot loT time to time, tln speaker sfnll mminaE from amongst
panel of mt npre than En chairman,
Deputy speaker when sorequested by
;).il of whom rilt ;rdid;';ver the t{ouse h t. ib*nc" of the tf." mrnbers
speaker and the
a
the Speaker or, in his lou.n=e uv-r," Deputy speaker.
such a chairman sfnllhold office
il*:,:;5,flT:;:HJ&:JgU:,:[f ni:,',n*:jHfi 'ul'dG;na,;iL;*.idinsoverrreJiringorure
Thbbmeoftlrcmeans.ofconbo|o,.ffifirsthourofelrerysittingsfrat|beamiltab|efor
il"*Htaffiffi:#li:HffiLffi::}Tiil:;. t#"tno. "r pi,r.,*"i'd,",u*, viz. staned ererinns,
Starred euestiors
These are answercd orally on the floor
of the l-louse and with reference to the answer given, members
ask supplementary quetions' These *iir
ou hcrfigenuy an$cipaei'wtrle preparing 'Note br Supplementaries, are entiued to
the Minbter. for the qse of
Unstared egestions
These cafi br writen ansuteF whicft
are placed on the Tabb of the House ard no srpplemertaries arc mked
respect of sudr ans-$rers. in
not to rcaept a d'lgrt notice question. If the Minbtd,r is unable to ans:wer, but fte Question is of sufficient ptb|ic importance,
tle Speaker qny direct that the question be placed as the first quesUori m the l[st of questions for the day on tvhidt it would be
.l* I oral ansvvers.
ryot less than 15 dear days notice of a quetion b required to be girren .by a member to the Secretary General, Lok
Satrtra/Rajya Satfra. lle girc atbast five days notice to the MlnbEr to whom the qugstbn is addressed. In pradir, horvever,
in oder to gi\€ the conemed Depadment as mudr time as posble for preparation of an; aRsy{er, an advane copy of the
Question h the povisi,mally admitEd form is forwarded b that Deparfinent by the Lok Sabtn/Rajya SaHra Secrebriat.
SIZE
i" ft shall not ordinarily exceed 15O rrords;
v. It shall not mise questiorc of policy bo large to be dealt with within the limits of an answer b a questi:n;
vi. It shall not ask for inbrmatbn on bivial matters;
OTHERMSE ACCESSIBI-E
vii.It shall not repeat in substance quesdons already ansurered or to which an answer has been refused;
viii.
ft shall not ordinarily ask for information on matbrs of past hisbry;
ix. It shall not ask for informaticn set fortfr in acessible documents or in ordinary works of reference;
DECENCY OF PRESENIATION
xii. It shall not ontain arguments, inferences, ironical expressions, irnpltatbns, epithets or defamatory staternents;
xiii. It shall not ak fior an e:gression of opinion or tfre solution of an absbact legal question or of a hypothetical
proposition;
xiv. It shall not ordinarily ask as to the draracter or conduct of any persm o(cept in hb official or public capmity;
CONFIDENTIAUTY
xv. It $all not ask br inbrmation on a matter which is under adjudicatiqr by a Gouft of law having jurisdiction h any
paft of India;
xvi. It shall not ask for inbrmatbn regarding Cabinet discussions or advice given to the President in relation to aty matter
in rqect of wftth there is a C,onstitutonal, statutory or conventional obligation not to dMose inbrmatim;
xvii. It *tall not ordinarily ask br information on matErs rvhich are under onsideration of a Parliamentary C.ommittee;
xviii. .ft shall not ask abotrt proceedirrgg in a @mmittee whicfr have not been plaed before the House by a report from tfre
Committee;
xix. It $all not ordinadly ask about matters pending before any statrbry tribunat or stahrtory authodty peforming
anyjdicial or quasi-judicial functirns or any Commission or Cort of Enquiry appohbd to enquire intq or investigate,
any matter but may refer to matters concemed with procedure or subject or stage of enquiry if it b rpt fikefy to
prejudie the onsftleration of the matter by the bibunal or Commission or Court of Enquiry.
PERSONAL RETATIONS
p(. It $all not make or imply a charge of a personal draracter;
lo<i. It dtall not reflect on the character or conduct of any person vrfpse on&rct can mV be challenged m a s.ffinWe
motitrU
FOREIGN RETATIOT,IS
nii. It shall not reEr discourteously b a friendly foreign ountry;
Easic rules
1. A minimum of 15 cbar days writEn notkr stnrld be girren to tle Secretary General of the House wih official
designation of the Minbter;
2. The qtetion *touH be @rrecdy addressed to the Mhister wth Ete hep of dernarkadon of responsitrilities.
3. To get an oral answer, an ( * ) mark sfrotrld be pJL
4. The pnncph of one Starrcd question from one l.lembera day wifl be a@.
. WNON PARI-AMENTARYPRrcEDARE,2O!3
@lQr!L@t:@
when a opy of the provisionally admitted question is received in the oncemed office, it b atbnded to, qiying top
priority. In case of mis*ent questbns, immediate steps are taken to see that it is transmitpd to
ffre oncenred. A dran rpply is
prepared on the basis of arrailable information and submitted along
with a rpE for s-rpptemortaries, h case of Starred
ouestions and Short Notice Questions. Any information/data requiredlor provftling ansurer
is called fur fiom the fieH units or
sqbordin3te offies by the quickest possible m@ns. The dnft is modified, if there isneed for dohg
so, after rE recept of finilly
admitted question.
The ansrrers are alwalrs to the point and onpteb. Unless intended, no evasive answeF are prwiled. If ttre
reply
involvesdabonE iqformation (which would last for rs bonds or more), a staiement will be attacfied with all information and
fte repvg-!rc_( * ) questim it wiil be mqrtioned 'staternent being placed'
If the Qgeston is ln Hirdi language, the rcply will abo ue i;'uinOi. Englisfr translatjon is do prwiled.
If he repV to a Question call for senstive infurnration being disdosed, it may be stated 'that it may.not be h pt|blic
interest to answer the quesuon'. Eefore sendhg Oris kind of replv. the approval of the Minster irl ctrarge
has to'oe taksr.
Zerc Hour
-- lilormally, he first horr of the Hotrse i.e., 11.fi) A.M to !2.00 Noon b called
Questim Hour. The fu$ness of tfre
Hot6e starts after the question hour. The busineqs may irdude statement of the memders, papers
b be hit m the table
ng f3se or qhef legislative business. The slot immeoiatey afbr the questbn hour and before tfre start of the buiness of b
called Zero Fbur. It is called 'Zero" because there b m srcfr remgnised allotment df time
and this is ttre enqoadment q1 the
busineSs time of the Flouse. DttrirlS Zerc Hour, members are free 6 ask or to
ralse any issue whether tisbd or. unli*d withq.rt
any restriction. It b not mentioned in the Rutes of Busiiess of parlhment
dmt he wisties to raise aaompanied by an explanabry noE, statiqg the reasons for raising dlsos*n m the mattet irt
question.
Only one Half an l-tcur disqrssion b allowed in me sitting. Only one disorssim in the name of one mernber h a week
No member can raise more than two disols$ms in one sessirn
The Speaker/Chairman may waive ttre requirernenG aorrcemhg the perbd of Notlcg with t|le cqent dttrc Minister
oncemed. It b not admitbd if. it is intended'b revise the.polLy. There b m nption mr any votiE. The rpn$er 'makes 3
stdbment and the MinisEr gives replv. Afur'the nrenrlg/.makes the statement, rtot more than FOUR renfprs who have
inUmated in advane i.e. before comrnencement of the sittirg, can put quesAons br furtrcr dariftatim (befurc On reply of the
Minister).
'FOINT OF ORI'ER'
Point of Order (Rule 376) relate to the hErpretation or enforcernent of Rules of Bushess of the Houe or
Constihrtional pmvisions and b raise a question wtridt is within the cognisance of the Speaker. Poht of Oder can be raised
only on the business on hand and only durhg tarsition from one business to another. No deb?te strall be afiowed on a Point
or Order, but the Speaker may, if he thi,nks fit, hear members before giving his decision. A Point of Order b not a pdnt of
privilege. A member shall not raise a point of order -
a. to ask br hfonnatbn; or
b. to erelain hb position; or
c. when a question on any motion b being putto the l-louse; or
d. whkh nny be hypothetical; or
e. that Division Belb did rct ring or were not heard.
RAISING A IIIATTER OF PUBLf,C IIIPORTANCE WlIrCA IS NOT A POINT OF ORDEN €27}
Under Rule 377, a Member wfto wi*res h bring to the notke of the Hous any matEr whitt b mt a point of otder
shall give notie to the Secretary Genenl in writing stating brierffy tfre point wtridr he wistrcs to raise in the
Hogse togetherrtith reasons for wishing to raise iQ and he shall be permitted b do so, only after EE Spealer he girren
his consent and at srdr time and dab as ttre Speaker may fix.
The Notice shall saUsty the following calditions: i. it shall mt refer a matEr whidr is not drc qxnm rif the GoI; ii.it
slrall not exceed 250 uords; iii. It shall not cfihh argufnenB, inferenes, toonical el@ressbns, imptatins or defamabry
staEmenE & it stnll not refer to proeedhgs of a parfiamentary committee.
tlotice received during a week ommencjng hqn its first sitting till 10.00 hours on tte last day of the week qt whiclr
the Hotse siE shall be vald for that week No rnember Stal raise more than sre matter durirg the neek