TY  - GEN
AU  - Kashyap, Subhash C.
TI  - Our parliament : an introduction to the parliament of India
SN  - 9788123701479
U1  - 320 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - National Book Trust
KW  - Parliamentary practice
KW  - India. Parliament
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Contents
Preface  ix
Abbreviations  xiii
1 HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT  1
Origin and Growth of Representative Institutions and the Parliamentary System
2 THE POLITICAL SYSTEM  23 
Structure of Parliament and its Position in Indian Polity
3 FUNCTIONS OF PARLIAMENT  52
Role as a Multifunctional Institution
4 THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM  73
Elections to Parliament
5 PARLIAMENT IN SESSION  84
Sittings of the Houses
6 THE SPEAKER and Other Officers of the Houses of Parliament  99
7 THE QUESTION HOUR and the So-called 'Zero Hour'  118
8 RAISING MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT  131
Various Kinds of Motions and Other Procedural Devices
9 BUDGET IN PARLIAMENT  153
Procedures for Financial Business
10. THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 164
How Laws are Made
11. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 186
Structure, Functions and Impact
12. SERVICING OF PARLIAMENT 214
Secretaries of the Houses of Parliament
13. PARLIAMENTARY ETIQUETTE 229
Code of Conduct for Members
14. PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES 240
Members' Salaries and Perks
15. POLITICAL PARTIES AND GROUPS 266
Anti-Defection Law
16. INTER-PARLIAMENTARY LINKS 276
Cooperation Between Parliaments
17. PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS 282
Tours for Visitors
18. HALF-A-CENTURY AND MORE OF OUR PARLIAMENT 289
It's Changing Face and Need for Reforms 
Select Bibliography 313
Index 323
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