There are a lot of differences between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Some of them are : i) Lok Sabha is the lower chamber of the Parliament whereas Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber. However‚ you should not be mistaken as it does not mean that the powers of Lok Sabha are inferior as compared to the other house. In fact‚ it is just the opposite. ii) Lok sabha can have a maximum of 552 members. At present‚ there are 545 members out of which 2 are nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian community
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Lok Sabha on 26 August 2013 passed the National Food Security Bill 2013. The Bill was adopted by the House through a voice vote after a day-long debate. The Bill seeks to give legal rights to get subsidized grains every month to 67 percent of the overall population (of which 75 percent is rural and 50 percent is urban population). As per the provisions of the Bill‚ the responsibility to identify the beneficiaries and implement the program under the Targeted Public Distribution Scheme is the responsibility
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2013 introduced in Lok Sabha Jagran Josh recommends this article for Bank Exams‚ MBA Entrance Exams‚ Civil Services Exam‚ SSC Exams Suggested Readings: August 2013 Current Affairs‚ National | India‚ 2013 Current Affairs Published on: 11-AUG-2013 23 1 « Previous Current Affair Google + 5 Next Current Affair » The Union Consumer Affairs‚ Food and Public Distribution Minister K.V. Thomas on 7 August 2013 introduced National Food Security Bill 2013 in Lok Sabha. This was done to
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deters corruption while providing effective protection to whistleblowers.[2][3] For 42 years‚ the government-drafted bill has failed to pass through the Rajya Sabha‚ the upper house of the Parliament of India.[4] The first Lokpal Bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha[clarification needed What is this?] in 1969 but stalled in the Rajya Sabha. Subsequent Lokpal bills were introduced in 1971‚ 1977‚ 1985‚ 1989‚ 1996‚ 1998‚ 2001‚ 2005 and 2008 but all failed to pass.[5] Following the four day Anna Hazare
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k sabha speakers------------------------------------------------- List of Speakers of Lok Sabha No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Party | | | | From | To | Length | Lok Sabha | | 1 | Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar | — | 15 May 1952 | 27 February 1956 | 3 years‚288 days | 1st | Indian National Congress | | 2 | M. A. Ayyangar | — | 8 March 1956 | 10 May 1957 | 1 year‚63 days | | | | | | | 11 May 1957 | 16 April 1962 | 4 years‚340 days | 2nd | | | 3 | Sardar Hukam Singh | — | 17 April
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According to our Constitution‚ India is a "sovereign secular socialist democratic republic." It has 28 states and seven Union Territories. With a population of approximately 112 crore‚ India happens to be the largest democracy in the world. Indian polity is a multi-party democracy‚ based on the adult franchise system of voting. That is any Indian citizen of 18 and above‚ who is not debarred by law‚ can vote in the Indian elections‚ at national‚ state and local levels. India is a parliamentary democracy
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People (Lok Sabha) and The Council of States (Rajya Sabha) which are the legislature. The President of India is indirectly elected‚ for a 5 year term‚ and the Electoral College‚ is used‚ where the Members of Parliament of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha‚ and the Members of Legislative Assemblies from all the states and Indian territories cast their vote. The Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of people chosen by direct election on the basis of Universal Adult Suffrage. Lok Sabha has 545
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FAIRNESS AT PLAY Introducing electoral reforms to reduce the influence of money and muscle power in politics FAST FACTS 33% of candidates who declared assets more than INR 5 crore‚ won in 2009.i 2009 Lok Sabha Poll estimated spending (nearly INR 10‚000 crore) is higher than the 2008 US Presidential Elections (nearly INR 8‚000 crore).ii The cost of conducting 2004 elections was 125 times1 greater than that of 1952.iii 162 MPs elected in 2009 have criminal cases against them; 26% increase
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Social Welfare in the cabinet of N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. This is his second term as an MLA. He is representing the Congress Party. Now present MLA in Telugu deshamu Party. Butta Renuka is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Kurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ she belonging to Boya Caste. She won the Indian general election‚ 2014 being a Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party candidate. She won by a huge margin. Her husband Butta Neelakantam is a leader of Telugu Desam Party
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was drafted first by the H D Deve Gowda-led United Front government. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 12‚ 1996. Though it has been introduced in Parliament several times since then‚ the Bill could not be passed because of lack of political consensus. What does the Bill provide? Reservation for women at each level of legislative decision-making‚ starting with the Lok Sabha‚ down to state and local legislatures. If the Bill is passed‚ one-third of the total available seats
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