Vice President reconstitutes eight House Committees

Syllabus subtopic: Parliament and State Legislatures- structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these

News: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu reconstituted eight House committees on October 31, 2019.

Prelims and Mains focus: about Vice President and his powers

About the office of Vice President of India

Constitutional Articles ( 63-73)

ARTICLE 63: THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA

ARTICLE 64: THE VICE-PRESIDENT TO BE EX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF STATES

ARTICLE 65: THE VICE-PRESIDENT TO ACT AS PRESIDENT OR TO DISCHARGE HIS FUNCTIONS DURING CASUAL VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE, OR DURING THE ABSENCE, OF PRESIDENT

ARTICLE 66 : ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENT

ARTICLE 67 : TERM OF OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT

ARTICLE 68 : TIME OF HOLDING ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT AND THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PERSON ELECTED TO FILL CASUAL VACANCY

ARTICLE 69 : OATH OR AFFIRMATION BY THE VICE-PRESIDENT

ARTICLE 70 : DISCHARGE OF PRESIDENT’S FUNCTIONS IN OTHER CONTINGENCIES

ARTICLE 71 : MATTERS RELATING TO, OR CONNECTED WITH, THE ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT OR VICE-PRESIDENT

ARTICLE 72 : POWER OF PRESIDENT TO GRANT PARDONS, ETC., AND TO SUSPEND, REMIT OR COMMUTE SENTENCES IN CERTAIN CASES

ARTICLE 73 : EXTENT OF EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE UNION

NOTE:

As per rules of the House, the chairman of the Rajya Sabha heads the Business Advisory Committee and the Committee on Rules.

By convention, the Deputy Chairman heads the Committee on Privileges.

Source: INDIAN EXPRESS

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