HANDBOOK FOR MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA
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| Handbook for members of Rajya Sabha (Full pdf file)(pdf Size:452KB) | |
| P R E F A C E(pdf Size:27.6KB) | |
| CONTENTS(pdf Size:13.1KB) | |
| CHAPTER 1 (pdf Size:124KB) RAJYA SABHA—COMPOSITION, BUSINESS AND PROCEDURE |
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| 1.1 Composition | 1 |
| 1.2 Sessions of Rajya Sabha | 2 |
| 1.3 Address by the President and Motion of Thanks thereon | 3 |
| 1.4 Oath or Affirmation by Members | 5 |
| 1.5 Seating of Members | 6 |
| 1.5A Attendance | 7 |
| 1.6 Time of Sittings | 7 |
| 1.7 Government Business | 7 |
| 1.8 Private Members’ Business | 8 |
| 1.9 Quorum | 8 |
| 1.10 Voting and Division | 9 |
| 1.11 Questions | 12 |
| 1.11A Short Notice Questions | 23 |
| 1.12 Half-an-Hour Discussion | 24 |
| 1.13 Statistical information relating to Questions | 25 |
| 1.14 Calling Attention | 25 |
| 1.15 Matters raised with permission | 27 |
| 1.16 Special Mentions | 29 |
| 1.17 Short Duration Discussion | 31 |
| 1.18 Motion | 32 |
| 1.19 Motions for Modification of Rules, Regulations, etc., laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha | 33 |
| 1.20 Bills | 34 |
| 1.21 Private Members’ Bills | 41 |
| 1.22 Amendments to Clauses, etc., of Government or Private Members’ Bills | 43 |
| 1.23 Adjournment of debate on, and withdrawal of Bills | 44 |
| 1.24 Bill originating in the Lok Sabha and transmitted to the Rajya Sabha | 45 |
| 1.25 Joint Sittings | 47 |
| 1.26 Statutory Resolutions | 48 |
| 1.27 Private Members’ Resolutions | 49 |
| 1.28 Budget | 51 |
| 1.29 Petitions | 52 |
| 1.30 Supply of Parliamentary Papers to Members at their residences | 53 |
| 1.31 General Procedure for giving Notices | 55 |
| CHAPTER 2(pdf Size:80.1KB) GENERAL MATTERS |
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| 2.1 Parliamentary Terms | 58 |
| 2.2 Parliamentary Customs and Conventions | 68 |
| 2.3 Parliamentary Etiquette | 70 |
| 2.4 Code of Conduct for Members | 74 |
| 2.5 Important Places in Parliament House and Parliament House Annexe | 76 |
| 2.5 Important Places in Parliament House and Parliament House Annexe | 79 |
| 2.7 Rules to be observed by Members desiring to participate in a Debate | 79 |
| 2.8 Language to be used by Members in debate | 79 |
| 2.9 Simultaneous interpretation of proceedings | 79 |
| 2.10 Simultaneous interpretation panel | 80 |
| 2.11 Official Report of Proceedings | 82 |
| 2.12 Leave of Absence from the sittings of the Rajya Sabha | 83 |
| 2.13 Resignation of seat in the House | 84 |
| 2.14 Notice Office | 85 |
| 2.15 Stenographic assistance to Members | 88 |
| 2.16 Publications Counter | 89 |
| 2.17 Security arrangements in Parliament Complex | 89 |
| 2.18 Obituary References | 93 |
| 2.19 Arrest and Detention, etc. and Release of Members | 94 |
| CHAPTER 3(pdf Size:62.1KB) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES |
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| 3.1 Standing Committees (House Committees) of Rajya Sabha | 95 |
| 3.2 Standing Committees (General) | 111 |
| 3.3 Financial Committees | 112 |
| 3.4 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees | 113 |
| 3.5 Joint Parliamentary Committees | 116 |
| 3.6 Statutory Joint Committees | 119 |
| 3.7 Ad-hoc Committees | 119 |
| 3.8 Parliamentary Fora | 120 |
| 3.9 Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs) | 122 |
| CHAPTER 4
(pdf Size:49.6KB) AMENITIES TO MEMBERS |
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| 4.1 Salary, Allowances and Pension | 124 |
| 4.2 Travelling Allowances for forward and return journeys performed for attending official business | 125 |
| 4.3 Travelling Allowances for intermediate journeys | 126 |
| 4.4 Allowances during short intervals between two sittings of a Committee or the termination of one session and the commencement of another session, etc | 127 |
| 4.5 Rail Travel Facilities | 127 |
| 4.6 Air Journeys | 128 |
| 4.7 Special Facility to blind and physically incapacitated Members | 128 |
| 4.8 Travelling and Daily Allowances for attending the meetings of the Consultative Committees of the Government of India | 129 |
| 4.9 Allowances for journeys abroad | 129 |
| 4.10 Payment of Salary and Travelling and Daily Allowances Bills | 129 |
| 4.11 Reimbursement of Medical Expenses | 131 |
| 4.12 Procedure for Medical Treatment Abroad | 131 |
| 4.13 Loss of Identity Card-cum-Railway Pass | 131 |
| 4.14 Advance for purchase of conveyance | 132 |
| 4.15 Pension to Ex-members of Parliament | 132 |
| 4.16 Family Pension | 133 |
| 4.17 Computers | 133 |
| 4.18 Accommodation | 134 |
| CHAPTER 5
(pdf Size:78.2KB) LIBRARY, REFERENCE AND RESEARCH SERVICE |
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| 5.1 Objective of the Service | 146 |
| 5.2 Parliament Library | 146 |
| 5.3 Rare and Art Books | 147 |
| 5.4 Literature on Indian Languages | 147 |
| 5.5 Location of the Library | 147 |
| 5.6 Working Hours | 147 |
| 5.7 Stacking Arrangements | 148 |
| 5.8 Catalogue | 148 |
| 5.9 Issue and Return of Publications | 148 |
| 5.10 Library Rules | 149 |
| 5.11 Display of Books/Periodicals | 154 |
| 5.12 Legislative Papers from the States | 154 |
| 5.13 Reading Room Facilities | 154 |
| 5.14 The Gazettes and Debates Unit | 155 |
| 5.15 Administrations and Preservation Section | 155 |
| 5.16 Acts and Bills Section | 155 |
| 5.17 Reference Service | 156 |
| 5.18 Research and Information Service | 158 |
| 5.19 Parliament Library Information System (PARLIS)— The Computer Centre | 161 |
| 5.20 Documentation Service | 167 |
| 5.21 Reprography Service | 167 |
| 5.22 Typing Unit | 168 |
| 5.23 Microfilming Unit | 168 |
| 5.24 Press Clipping Service | 168 |
| 5.25 Audio-Visual and Telecasting | 169 |
| 5.26 Press and Public Relations Wing, Lok Sabha | 173 |
| 5.27 Media, Education and Audio-Visual Unit, Rajya Sabha Secretariat | 175 |
| 5.28 Media Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha | 177 |
| 5.29 Orientation Programme for Media Persons | 177 |
| 5.30 Who’s Who Cell | 177 |
| 5.31 Children’s Corner in Parliament Library | 178 |
| CHAPTER 6(pdf Size:8.80KB) ORIENTATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME |
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| 6.1 Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (BPST) | 180 |
| 6.2 Training Unit, Rajya Sabha Secretariat | 181 |
| CHAPTER 7
(pdf Size:9.68KB) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND CONFERENCES |
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| 7.1 Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) | 183 |
| 7.2 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) | 184 |
| APPENDIX(pdf Size:39.7KB) | |
| 1. Publications brought out/being brought out by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat during the period 2002 to2008 | 186 |
| 2. Publications brought out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat during the period 2002 to 2007 | 190 |
| INDEX (pdf Size:59.7KB) | 196 |
