Monsoon Session of Parliament For UPSC
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Indian Polity

What is discussed under Monsoon Session of Parliament For UPSC ?

1. About Indian Parliament
2. Monsoon Session of Parliament

Why in News ?

Monsoon Session of Parliament, 2021 will commence from Monday, the 19th of July, and continue till 13th August. 

Key Facts

• During the 19 sittings of the session, 31 Government business items (including 29 Bills and 2 financial items) will be taken up. Six bills will be brought to replace the ordinances.
• About Indian Parliament
  • Indian democratic system adopted the parliamentary form of government and also known as Westminster model of government.
  • From Articles 79 to 122 in Part V of the Constitution deal with the organisation, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, powers and so on of the Parliament.
  • Parliament of India consists of three parts viz, the President, the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha).
  • Rajya Sabha has 245 members.
    • 229 members represent the states, 4 members represent the union territories and 12 members are nominated by the president.
  • The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at 552.
    • 530 members are to be the representatives of the states, 20 members are to be the representatives of the union territories and 2 members are to be nominated by the president from the Anglo-Indian community.
  • Session of Parliament
    • President from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet.
    • The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months.
    • Usually three sessions in a year : 
      1.Budget Session (February to May)
      2. Monsoon Session (July to September)
      3. Winter Session (November to December)

Monsoon Session of Parliament

• • A session of Parliament consists of many meetings.
  • Each meeting of a day consists of two sittings, that is, a morning sitting from 11 am to 1 pm and post-lunch sitting from 2 pm to 6 pm.
  • Terms Related to Sessions
    • Question Hour
      • First hour of every parliamentary sitting  the members ask questions and the ministers usually give answers.
      • The questions are of three kinds, namely, starred, unstarred and short notice.
    • Zero Hour
      • zero hour is not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure starts immediately after the question hour and lasts until the agenda for the day.
      • Members of the Parliament to raise matters without any prior notice.
    • Motions
      • Substantive Motion : It is a self-contained independent proposal dealing with a very important matter like impeachment of the President or removal of Chief Election Commissioner.
      • Substitute Motion : It is a motion that is moved in substitution of an original motion and proposes an alternative to it. If adopted by the House, it supersedes the original motion.
      • Subsidiary Motion : It is a motion that, by itself, has no meaning and cannot state the decision of the House without reference to the original motion or proceedings of the House.
        1.  Ancillary Motion
        2. Superseding Motion
        3. Amendment
      • Calling Attention Motion : To call the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance.
      • Privilege Motion : Concerned with the breach of parliamentary privileges by a minister.
      • Closure Motion : To cut short the debate on a matter before the House.
      • Adjournment Motion : Extraordinary Motion to draw attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance with a support of 50 members. 
      • No-Confidence Motion : On loosing upon confidence of Government or Ministers. Here also motion needs the support of 50 members to be admitted.
  • Termination of Session
    • An adjournment : Suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, days or weeks.
    • Adjournment Sine Die : Terminating a sitting of Parliament for an indefinite period.
    • Prorogation : Speaker or Chairman declares the House adjourned sine die, when the business of a session is completed.
    • Dissolution : Ends the very life of the existing House (Lok Sabha). Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and not subject to dissolution.

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