In the following matters, the powers and status of the Rajya
Sabha are unequal to that of the Lok Sabha:
1.
A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok
Sabha and not in the Rajya Sabha.
2.
Rajya Sabha cannot amend or reject a Money Bill.
It should return the bill to the Lok Sabha within 14 days, either with
recommendations or without recommendations.
3.
The Lok Sabha can either accept or reject all or
any of the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha. In both the cases, the money
bill is deemed to have been passed by the two Houses.
4.
A financial bill, not containing solely the
matters of Article 110, also can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and not in
the Rajya Sabha. But, with regard to its passage, both the Houses have equal
powers.
5.
The final power to decide whether a particular
bill is a Money Bill or not is vested in the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
6.
The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over the joint
sitting of both the Houses.
7.
The Lok Sabha with greater number wins the
battle in a joint sitting except when the combined
1.
strength of the ruling party in both the Houses
is less than that of the opposition parties.
8.
Rajya Sabha can only discuss the budget but
cannot vote on the demands for grants (which is the exclusive privilege of the
Lok Sabha).
9.
A resolution for the discontinuance of the
national emergency can be passed only by the Lok Sabha and not by the Rajya
Sabha.
10.
The Rajya Sabha cannot remove the council of
ministers by passing a no-confidence motion. This is because the Council of
ministers is collectively responsible only to the Lok Sabha. But, the Rajya
Sabha can discuss and criticise the policies and activities of the government.
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