What are Money Bills, Difference between Money Bill and Financial Bill?

What are Money Bills: Money Bills are those that are classified under Article 110 (1) of the Constitution of India. Every Money Bill is essentially a financial bill but not every financial bill is a money bill.

Under article 110(1) of the Constitution, a Bill is deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely:

(a) the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax;

(b) the regulation of the borrowing of money or the giving of any guarantee by the Government of India, or the amendment of the law with respect to any financial obligations undertaken or to be undertaken by the Government of India;

(c) the custody of the Consolidated Fund or the Contingency Fund of India, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of moneys from any such fund;

(d) the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of India;

(e) the declaring of any expenditure to be expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or the increasing of the amount of any such expenditure;

(f) the receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of India or the public account of India or the custody or issue of such money or the audit of the accounts of the Union or of a State; or

(g) any matter incidental to any of the matters specified in sub-clauses (a) to (f).

Procedure for a Money Bill:

Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha (the directly elected 'people's house' of the Indian Parliament).

Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of parliament, elected by the state and territorial legislatures or appointed by the president). The Rajya Sabha may not amend money bills but can recommend amendments. A money bill must be returned to the Lok Sabha within 14 days or the bill is deemed to have passed both houses in the form it was originally passed by the Lok Sabha.

When a Money Bill is returned to the Lok Sabha with the recommended amendments of the Rajya Sabha it is open to Lok Sabha to accept or reject any or all of the recommendations.

A money bill is deemed to have passed both houses with any recommended amendments the Lok Sabha chooses to accept, (and without any that it chooses to decline).

The definition of "Money Bill" is given in the Article 110 of the Constitutionof India. A financial bill is not a Money Bill unless it fulfills the requirements of the Article 110.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies if a Finance bill is a Money Bill or not.

Difference between Money Bill and Financial Bill: 

Money Bill deals solely with matters specified in article 110(1) (a) to (g) of the Constitution, while a Financial Bill does not exclusively deal with all or any of the matters specified in the said article that is to say it contains some other provisions also.

Financial Bills can be divided into two categories. In the first category are Bills which inter-alia contain provisions attracting article 110(1) (a) to (f) of the Constitution. They are categorised as Financial Bills under article 117(1) of the Constitution.

Like Money Bills, they can be introduced only in Lok Sabha on therecommendation of the President. However, other restrictions in regard to Money Bills do not apply to this category of Bills.

Financial Bill under article 117(1) of the Constitution can be referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses. In the second category are those Bills which inter-alia contain provisions which would on enactment involve expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India. Such Bills are categorised as Financial Bills under article 117 (3) of the Constitution. Such Bills can be introduced in either House of Parliament. However,recommendation of the President is essential for consideration of these Bills by either House and unless such recommendation is received, neither House can pass the Bill.

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SyllabusUttar Pradesh Assistant Prosecution Officer (APO) Examination

 
Scheme of Examination

It is a three stage examination-


(a) Preliminary Examination (Objective type)
(b) Mains examination (Written Type)
(c) Personality Test (Interview)


Preliminary Examination

It will consist of two papers:

Part- I (General Knowledge):
It will include day-to-day happenings around India and the World with special reference to-

• General Science (8 Marks)
  
• Current event of national and International Importance (10 Marks)
  
• History of India (8 Marks)
  
• Indian National Movement (8 Marks)
  
• Indian polity & Economy (8 Marks)
  
• World Geography and Population (8 Marks)
  

Part- II (Law):
It will cover the following Acts with number of questions indicated as under-

• Indian Penal Code (35)
  
• Criminal Procedure Code (25)
  
• Indian Evidence Act (25)
  
• Police Act & Regulations (15)
  

 

Syllabus For

Main Examination

(A) Written Examination:
It consist of four(4) papers-

• General Knowledge (100 Marks)
  
• General Hindi (100 Marks) [Question paper will be of High School Standard]
  
• Criminal law & Procedure (Police Act & Regulations) (100 Marks) [Question Paper will be of Law Degree Standard]
  
• Law of Evidence (which will include Direct and Applied questions) (100 Marks) [Question Paper will be of Law Degree Standard]
  

Note: All question papers shall be of three hours.

(B) Personality Test (25 marks)

Note:
1. The suitability of the candidate shall be assessed with reference to his capacity, character, personality and physical fitness.
2. The marks obtained in written test will be added to that obtained in personality test to consider the place of the candidate.


 

Money Bill versus Ordinary Bill

Money Bills originate only in the Lok Sabha. If a dispute arises as to whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of Lok Sabha is final. Rajya Sabha has no power to reject a Money Bill. It can only make recommendations, ie, suggestions. The Lok Sabha may accept or reject all or any of the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha.

Ordinary Bills can originate in either House. In case of disagreement between the two Houses, the bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses. It seems that the two houses have been placed on an equal footing in this regard. Really speaking, the Rajya Sabha is in a weaker position in this matter. Since the total membership of Rajya Sabha is less than even half of the total strength of the Lok Sabha, the will of the Lok Sabha would naturally prevail at a joint sitting. Moreover, a joint session is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

न होती मज़हबी दूरियाँ,

न होती मज़हबी दूरियाँ, न होती ऊंच नींच की मजबूरियांआदम दिल यूँ शख्त न होता, जो ये तख़्त न होता     तो जान पाते की सबकी रगों में खून एक रंग है, सियासत की वजह से ही आपस में जंग हैलोगो ने बहाया यूँ रक्त न होता, जो ये तख़्त न होता साम दाम दंड भेद जिसके लिए, जात पात रंग भेद जिसके लिएसत्ता के लिए आदमी इतना आसक्त न होता, जो ये तख्त न होता 

हटा दो ऐसे तख़्त को, हर शख्स में भेद करता हैमिटा दो ऐसे तख़्त को, जिस थाली में खाया उसी में छेद करता हैआओ आगाज़ करें एक नए रिवाज़ कासमर्थन करें जनता की हर आवाज़ कान हो कोई तख़्त, न ही हो कोई औहदाजमीं से जुड़ें ऐसे जैसे जुड़ता है कोई पौधाआओ एक सभ्य समाज, नयी व्यवस्था, नए हिन्दुस्तां का सपना बुनेजमीन से जुड़े, मिटटी और आदमी की कद्र करने वालों को अपना नेता चुनेताकि हम तो कहें दुनिया भी कहे हमसे सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दुस्तां तुम्हारा

जला दो ऐसे तख़्त को, जो रक्त में भेद करता है

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