Working of the Indian Parliament

Nature and Significance 

The Indian Parliament cannot doubt the true significance of trust, the same trust that Indians have on the nature of democracy. This is nothing but the participation and contribution of people in the decision-making process and a way of engaging with the government with at the same time.

The choice of national assembly is not very different, as it is made to the state legislature. In accordance with Article 79 of the Indian Constitution the National Association Council includes the president and two houses called- the Council of states (Rajya Sabha) and the house of people (Lok Sabha).

Article 74 (1) of the Constitution sets up a ministerial meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to assist the President, who is expected to perform his duties based on the President's recommendations. Therefore, the true executive branch lies in the Council of Ministers, which is headed by the Prime Minister.

The National Assembly traces its roots from the two houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. They were built with members of the National Assembly, giving the progressive invoices and strengthening the law. Many people assume that this is the roll theory and an ideal of the Indian Parliament. 

The two Houses 

Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Indian Parliament and the entire strength

of the house is chosen once, through an elaborate procedure called the "General Elections" of the country, which is assigned in many belts of all areas of the nation and covers all of India's population.

Each electoral area selects a representative, who represents all the people of the appropriate electoral area on the ground of the National Assembly. The candidates are chosen after they successfully contest the elections. Each candidate contests on the ticket of a different political party. 

After winning the popular vote, the candidates are as members of parliament or MPs. These deputies form the Parliament of India. 

The functions of Rajya Sabha mainly revolve around the Council of Indian States and Union Territories. Rajya Sabha has the power to introduce a law. Apart from that, an invoice can be adopted by Lok Sabha to urge Rajya Sabha to consider a law. 

Rajya Sabha plays an important role in changing and reviewing certain provisions of a legislation (if needed), once it is handed over by Lok Sabha. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by elected members of the legislative councils of various states known as members of the legislative assemblies. 

A total of 245 members are in Rajya Sabha, of which 233 members are elected and 12 members are nominated by the Indian President.

Parliament tends to make sure that the central government bureaucracy is functioning properly. The Indian Parliament also sets the central government's budget and tracks it in order to allocate resources.

The Essential Functions of the Parliament of India

There are many other outstanding features of the Indian Parliament are as follows- 

1. The Indian Parliament acts as the highest intentional agency of the country. 
2. It participates in the discussion of various issues of national and international importance. 
3. The Indian Parliament has to give consent to all three types of emergencies, financial, state and national emergency, which is then announced by the Indian President. 
4. The National Assembly has the power to eliminate State legislative councils and impose President's rule. 
5. Parliament also performs the function of increasing or decreasing the area of states, changing the border or renaming the states of the Indian Union. 
6. The Indian Parliament is also responsible for regulating the authority and organisation of high courts and the Indian Supreme Court and also has the power to set a common High Court shared by two or more states of India. 
7. The Indian National Assembly System creates legislative agencies and government agencies as well as the executive forces made by a group of members of majority-controlled legislature in Lok Sabha. 
8. Parliament upholds the conditions for the forum, as it is protected, that is, the cabinet has power as long as it has a majority of support in Lok Sabha, including the chosen representatives of people. One of the Parliament's most important and essential tasks is to bring consultations, consideration and analysis of responsibility with respect to the functions of government agencies. 
9. Opposition also needs to ensure that the population of the country as a whole knows about other options and possible ideas. 
10. The Parliament of India is the most powerful body for information on government obligations and mission performance. The information submitted to the House of Representatives is reliable and dependent, and the Secretary is obliged to provide government the information when he requires it. 
11. Parliament has the authority to amend the Constitution. The constitutional amendment must pass in favour of at least two-thirds of the members who participated in the vote with the majority of all members in each House of the Parliament. 
12. Some amendments require ratification by half of the national legislative assembly. 
13. Indian Parliament can punish a person for defamation or contempt of court. 
14. The National Assembly of India also has the power to form new states or change the boundaries of existing states by law.

Written by- Tanvi Mohanty 

Edited by- Isha Singh