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aspirants, Parliament are the supreme legislative body of any country.
Our Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses-Lok Sabha (House
of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
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Lok Sabha: Lok Sabha is the body of representatives of the people. The present membership of Lok Sabha is 545
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Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of Parliament. It has not more than 250 members. Members of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the people directly but indirectly by the Legislative Assemblies of the various States. Every State is allotted a certain number of members. No member of Rajya Sabha can be under 30 years of age. There are at present 245 members in Rajya Sabha.
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament. Rajya Sabha also elects one of its members to be the Deputy Chairman.
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Parliament House: The building was designed by two famous architects- Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker-who were responsible for the planning and construction of New Delhi.
The Foundation Stone of Parliament House was laid on the 12th February, 1921 by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. The construction of the building took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on the 18th January, 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin. The cost of construction was Rs. 83 lakhs. The building has twelve gates among which Gate No. 1 on the Sansad Marg is the main gate.
Parliament Budget: The ‘Annual Financial Statement’, laid before both the Houses of Parliament constitutes the Budget of the Union Government. This statement takes into account a period of one financial year. The financial year commences in India on 1st April (changed now days) each year. The statement embodies the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for the financial year.
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award: An award for Outstanding Parliamentarian was instituted by the Indian Parliamentary Group in the year 1995. The First and Second awards for the years 1995 and 1996 were conferred on Shri Chandrashekhar and Shri Somnath Chatterjee respectively. The Third and Fourth awards for the years 1997 and 1998 were conferred on Shri Pranab Mukherjee and Shri S. Jaipal Reddy respectively. The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth awards for the years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 were conferred on Shri L. K. Advani, Shri Arjun Singh, Shri Jaswant Singh and Dr. Manmohan Singh respectively.
Parliamentary Committees:
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Estimates Committee.
2.
Committee on Empowerment of Women.
3.
Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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Public Accounts Committee.
5.
Public Undertakings Committee.
6.
Railway Convention Committee.
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