One of the important functions of these Committees is to examine such Bills introduced in either House as are referred to them by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha or the Speaker, Lok Sabha, as the case may be, and make report thereon. While 8 Committees work under the direction of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 16 Committees work under the direction of the Speaker, Lok Sabha. The number of Standing Committees has now been increased from 17 to 24. The year 1993 ushered in a new era in the history of Indian Parliament when 17 Departmentally Related Standing Committees were constituted. Reference of Bills to Departmentally Related Standing Committees After a Bill has received the assent of the President, it becomes the law of the land. The Third Reading refers to the discussion on the motion that the Bill or the Bill, as amended, be passed.Īlmost similar procedure is followed in Rajya Sabha in respect of Bills introduced in that House.Īfter a Bill has been finally passed by the Houses of Parliament, it is submitted to the President for his assent. In this case the Second Reading refers to the motion (i) that the Bill, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration or (ii) that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee (if the Bill has not already been referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses). In the case of a Bill passed by Rajya Sabha and transmitted to Lok Sabha, it is first laid on the Table of Lok Sabha by the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha. The "Second Stage" constitutes the clause by clause consideration of the Bill, as introduced in the House or as reported by a Select or Joint Committee, as the case may be. The Second Reading consists of two stages.The "First Stage" constitutes discussion on the principles of the Bill and its provisions generally on any of the following motions - that the Bill be taken into consideration or that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee of the House or that the Bill be referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses with the concurrence of the other House or that the Bill be circulated for the purpose of eliciting opinion thereon. The First Reading refers to (i) motion for leave to introduce a Bill in the House on the adoption of which the Bill is introduced or(ii) in the case of a Bill originated in and passed by the other House, the laying on the Table of the House of the Bill, as passed by the other House. In the former case, it is called a Government Bill and in the latter case, it is known as a Private Member's Bill.Ī Bill undergoes three readings in each House, i.e., the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, before it is submitted to the President for assent. A Bill can be introduced either by a Minister or a member other than a Minister. The process of law making begins with the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament. A Bill is a statute in draft and cannot become law unless it has received the approval of both the Houses of Parliament and the assent of the President of India. All legislative proposals have to be brought in the form of Bills before Parliament. The basic function of Parliament is to make laws.
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