Based on PGP targets for today
- Question Hour
- Is held everyday during sessions of Parliament
- Ministers have to respond to the questions
- Zero Hour
- Members can raise any matter which they think is important.
- Ministers are not bound to reply.
- A private member can introduce any bill other than a money bill or a public bill.
- If the Union Parliament wishes to move a matter from Concurrent List to the Union List, the Rajya Sabha must pass a resolution to this effect approving the action of the Lok Sabha.
- A motion containing the charges against the judge must be approved by special majority in both Houses of the Parliament.
- Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court includes:
- disputes between centre and states as well as state Vs states but
- financial and political matters between states will not be taken under original jurisdiction.
- If a Panchayat is dissolved and a new Panchayat is elected, it does not enjoy the full period but remains in office for the remaining period after the dissolution.
- In Panchayats, seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women but not for Backward Classes of citizens.
- Courts have no jurisdiction to examine the validity of a law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in respect of Panchayats.
- The provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts are made by the Legislature of the State.
- Ashok Mehta Committee Report first suggested for having elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions on political party basis.
- G.V.K. Rao Committee had recommended the separation of regulatory and development functions at the district level.
- -Correct chronological order = Balwantrai Mehta Committee – Santhanam Committee – Ashok Mehta Committee – G.V.K. Rao Committee.
- It is obligatory to constitute Ward Committees for one or more wards within the territorial area of a Municipality having a population of 3 lakhs or more.
- District Planning Committee consolidates the plans prepared by the Panchayats and Municipalities in the district.