“In the Indian democracy,Parliament is the temple and its constitution is a sacred textbook.”The Parliament of India undoubtedly represents the trust and confidence that the people of India have in the heart of democracy. The members of the parliament are elected in different ways. Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are the 2 houses present in parliament of India.The election procedure of India differs for both the houses.
The Essential Functions of the Parliament of India-Parliament of India serves as the highest conscious body in the nation. It engages in the discussion of various issues having national and international significance.The Indian Parliament is demonstrated by the President of India during emergency.The Parliament performs the function of incrementing or decrementing of the area, altering the boundaries or renaming the states of Union of India.The Indian Parliament has been providing facilities to the Ministers and considers them responsible for the elected representatives of the people. The Ministers have the choice to be Members of either of the two Houses of the Parliament. The existence of the opposition party is also necessary for the entire population of the country to know about the other substitute and possible replacement thoughts. The power to amend the Constitution rests in the hands of the Parliament. It is essential for the constitutional revision to be passed by each and every house by a majority of members of the total membership and by more than half of majority of members present in voting as well.The Parliament of India can as well punish a person for damaging the House.
Legislative Functions of the Parliament-The foremost work of the Parliament is to make rules and regulations ensuring the good governance of the country. Laws are formed and passed on all subjects by the Parliament. The union law succeeds in cases of any dispute or overlapping in the provisions which are present in the Union and State enactment.
Executive Functions of the Parliament- The parliament of India manages the movements and actions of the Executive with the help of cabinets like committee on petitions, the committee on subordinate legislation, the committee on government assurance, etc.
Judicial Functions of the Parliament of India-The Parliament is endowed with some laws of the major importance to carry out certain judicial functions. These powers of performing the judicial functions gives the power to parliament to challenge the President of India for acting against the provisions or for even not acting in accordance with the Constitution of India. In addition, the Parliament of India also has the power to give punishment to its members or outsiders for showing indiscipline to its privileges or its contempt.
Financial Functions of the Parliament-The parliament has the power to control over the financial matters. The Parliament operates in two stages, the “budgetary control” and “post-budgetary control”. The Parliament of India has some special potential powers to provide sources and ways via which revenue has to be gained for public services. For that, it imposes taxes and also safeguards that the money authorized for expenditure to different departments of the government has been spent on the correct aspirations.
Electoral Functions of the Parliament of India-The Parliament of India participates in the elections of the President and Vice President of India. Votes from all the Members of the Parliament in the election of the President and the Vice President of India is necessary. The house of the people-Lok Sabha and the lower house of the Indian Parliament elects its speaker themselves.The Deputy Chairman is elected by Deputy Speaker,the Rajya Sabha which is under the council of states and the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
Various processed rules and laws govern the Indian Parliament according to the needs of its common people. The Indian Parliament is a huge platform of justice and equality.
