Syllabus: GS-II
Subject: Polity
Topic: Legislature
Issue: Lok Sabha.
 (+1 Advantage for Mains)
- The 17th Lok Sabha:
- was the First one to not appoint a Deputy Speaker.
- it recorded the lowest number of sittings.
Changing trends in Lok Sabha:
- A decrease in number of bills scrutinized, compared to previous Lok Sabhas.
- A decrease in number of sitting days and sitting hours of the house.
- A decrease in use of various parliamentary tools like Calling Attentions, Adjournment Motions
Prelims Connect:
- “Calling Attention” – a parliamentary procedure to call the attention of the Government to a matter of urgent public importance.
- adjournment motion: to draw the attention of the House to a recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences.
