Q76.
With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India. 2. Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer
D
Explanation
A Private Member's Bill is introduced by any member of Parliament other than a minister — not limited to nominated members. Hence statement 1 is incorrect. The last Private Member's Bill passed by parliament was the Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill, 1968. The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014, passed by the Rajya Sabha was the first private member's bill to get the upper house's approval in the past 45 years — but this is not the first time ever in its history. Statement 2 is not correct.