Author: Subhash Kashyap
Publisher: National Book Trust
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 327
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8123701470
Description
This simple and comprehensive book on Parliament presents in easy, non-technical language basic facts and authentic upto-date information about our Parliament. It seeks to briefly narrate the story of how our Parliament came to its present form, what it is, what it does, why it is needed, how it is constituted and how it functions. In fact, it covers the entire gamut of facts pertaining to the Indian Parliament. The concluding chapter is a resume of the working of Parliament during the last half-a-century and more.
Our Parliament is for all the citizens of India. It is written for the non-academic, non-professional, non-expert layreaders, for adult literates, for boys and girls of all ages in schools and colleges. It is hoped it will be widely read with great interest and benefit and will help to bring the Parliament nearer the People by providing to them a better understanding of the institution.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
SUBHASH C KASHYAP was intimately associated with parliament for over 37 years. He was Secretary-General Lok Sabha during 1984-1990. Earlier, he headed the CIDP at the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva and was Director of the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies and the Bureau of parliamentary Studies and Training.
Currently, he is Honorary Research professor at the center for Policy Research, Advocate Supreme Court and consultant in constitutional law, parliamentary affairs and political management.
Contents
PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
History of Parliament
The Political System
Functions of Parliament
The Electoral System
Parliament in Session
The Speaker
The Question Hour
Raising Matters in Parliament
Budget in Parliament
The Legislative Process
Parliamentary committees
Servicing of Parliament
Parliamentary Etiquette
Parliamentary Privileges
Political Parties and Groups
Inter-Parliamentary Links
Parliament Buildings
Half-A-Century and More of Our Parliament
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX