Members of both the Houses can put questions to ministers about the work of their departments. They discuss all matters of public importance. But here again, the Lok Sabha has more power than the Rajya Sabha. The Council of Ministers is responsible only to the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha has no power to pass a motion expressing No-Confidence in the Council of Ministers.
The Constitution puts the Rajya Sabha on an equal footing with the Lok Sabha in these matters : the election and impeachment of the President, removal of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts, Proclamation of Emergency, Promulgation of Ordinances and Constitutional Amendments.
The fact remains that the Rajya Sabha is not at par with the Lok Sabha. It does not, however, mean that the Rajya Sabha has no important role to play in the Governmental machinery. Neither House by itself constitutes the Parliament. It is the two Houses together that are the Parliament in India. The Parliament can create new All India Services only if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to this effect.
Moreover, the Rajya Sabha is a 'Continuing House', a Parliament chamber. It is not subject to dissolution like the Lok Sabha. It has to play a major role during the periods when the Lok Sabha is dissolved. All this helps to show that the Rajya Sabha is an influential and useful body.
खालीलपैकी कोणते राज्यसभाच्या कमकुवत स्थितीचे कारण नाही ?
Which of the following is not a reason of weaker position of the Rajya Sabha ?
1)राज्यसभेची एकूण सदस्य संख्या लोकसभेपेक्षा कमी आहे / The total membership of the Rajya Sabha is less than the Lok Sabha
2)संयुक्त अधिवेशनाचे अध्यक्ष लोकसभेचे सभापती असतात / Joint session is presided by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
3)मंत्रीमंडळ हे फक्त लोकसभेलाच जवाबदार असते / The Council of Ministers is responsible only to the Lok Sabha
4)वरीलपैकी एकही नाही / None of the above✓ Correct
The Rajya Sabha represents the states, and certain powers like creating All India Services give it a special federal position, balancing its weaker legislative status.
संघराज्य अथवा राज्य यांच्या नियंत्रणा खालील नागरी पदावर कार्यरत असणाऱ्या व्यक्तींना बडतर्फ करणे, पदावरून दूर करणे किंवा पदावनत करणे (अनुच्छेद 311) बाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान चुकीचे आहे ?
Which one of the following statements about dismissal or removal of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or State (Article 311) is not correct ?
1)Protection under Article 311 is not available to military personnel.
2)The employees of statutory corporations such as the LIC, ONGC are not entitled to the protection of Article 311.
3)The provisions of Article 311 are applicable to permanent civil servants only and not to temporary servants.✓ Correct
4)Suspension of government servant from service is neither dismissal nor removal and is not within the scope of protection of Article 311.
Article 311 protections against dismissal or removal apply to both permanent AND temporary civil servants once they hold a civil post under the Union or State, making option 3 incorrect since it claims it applies only to permanent servants.