Indian Politics Questions

Yielding the floor :  The speaker of the Lok sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak.

Crossing the floor:  Passing between the member addressing the House and the Chair which is considered breach of Parliamentary etiquette.

Point of Order:  A Member of Parliament may raise a point of order if he feels that the proceedings of' the House do not follow the normal rules. The presiding officer decides whether the point of order raised by the member should be allowed.

Calling Attention Motion:  With the prior permission of the Speaker, any member of the Parliament may call the attention of a Minister to a matter of urgent public importance. The Minister may make a brief statement about the matter or he may ask for time to make a statement later.

Under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayat Raj system in December 1977. They have made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country. As a result of this report, the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal passed new legislation.

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The rank of the different ministers is determined by the Prime Minister, according to whose advice the President appoints the Ministers [ Art 75(1) ] and also allocates business among them [ Art 77 ].