In order to make a "law", the Parliament passes a __________.
Laws are made separately at different levels, by the Union Government for the whole country and by the State Governments for their respective states as well as by local municipal councils at the district level. The Legislative procedure in India for the Union Government requires that proposed bills pass through the two legislative houses of the parliament, i.e. the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The legislative procedure for states with bicameral legislatures requires that proposed bills be passed, at least in the state's Lower House or the Vidhan Sabha and not mandatory to be passed in the Upper House or the State Vidhan Parishad.