how is the speaker of lok sabha elected ? mention his/her power and function ?
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The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker chosen from sitting members of the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and is by convention a member of the ruling party or alliance.
his power are:
1. To preside over the meetings of the House:
The Speaker presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha and conducts its proceedings. He also presides over the joint sittings of the two Houses of the Parliament.
2. To maintain discipline in the Lok Sabha:
The Speaker maintains discipline in the House. If any member disrupts or tries to disrupt the proceedings of the House, the Speaker can warn him or can ask him to leave the House. He can suspend a member from the House whom he finds guilty of violating the discipline and decorum.
3. To fix the Agenda of the Houses
The Speaker, in consultation with other members of the business committee of the House and the Prime Minister, Fixes the agenda of the meetings of the House.
4. Permission to ask questions:
Each member of the House can put questions to the ministers; the permission of the Speaker is required purpose.
5. To conduct the business of the House:
The Speaker conducts the business of the House. He allows the members to introduce the bills or to move motions. He recognises the members on the floor of the House and gives them time for speaking in the House. He fixes time limit for the debates in the House, puts matters to vote, and announces the results. He can warn the members against the use of un-parliamentary language and can order the same to be expunged from the records.
Answer:
The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker chosen from sitting members of the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and is by convention a member of the ruling party or alliance.
Powers and functions of Speaker are as follows:
(a) Power to regulate proceedings of the House:He adjourns the House or suspends the meeting in absence of a quorum.He presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament.He can allow a secret sitting of the House at the request of the Leader of the House.
(b) Disciplinary Functions:He maintains the order and decorum in the house for conducting its business and regulating the proceedings.
(c) Administrative Functions:He has control over the Lok Sabha Secretariat. He appoints the employees of the Secretariat, determines the service rules for them and supervises their work.
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