Question

You are a member of the Lok Sabha. You would like to initiate a Bill to increase the Minimum Support Price or the MSP provided to farmers as a security measure. The Parliament has formed an ad-hoc Select Committee for the same. Interestingly, your elder sister has been appointed as a member of this Committee.

Which of the following cases summarises the ideal process the Bill would go through in the House?

• A. First stage- Voting
  Second stage- Discussion
  Third stage- Select Committee
• B. First stage- Discussion
  Second stage- Voting
  Third stage- Select Committee
• C. First stage- Discussion
  Second stage- Select Committee
  Third stage- Voting
• D. First stage- Select Committee
  Second stage- Discussion
  Third stage- Voting

Answer 1

The correct option is C First stage- Discussion

Second stage- Select Committee
Third stage- Voting
The first stage constitutes discussion on the principles of the Bill, and it is decided whether the Bill should be discussed by the Members of Parliament or sent to a Select Committee of the House. The second stage is where the Committee goes through the Bill. It then submits a report to the members of the House. In the third reading, a decision is made through a simple majority vote. The Bill is then sent to the other House, where a similar procedure of three readings is followed.