PM ASKS TO HAVE A ‘ZERO HOUR’ IN CABINET
- June 3, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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PM ASKS TO HAVE A ‘ZERO HOUR’ IN CABINET
Subject: Polity
Context: PM told me to have ‘Zero Hour’ in Cabinet to hear negative feedback: HimantaBiswaSarma.
Concept:
- Zero Hour is an Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary procedures and has been in existence since 1962.
- Zero Hour is the time when Members of Parliament (MPs) can raise Issues of Urgent Public Importance.
- For raising matters during the Zero Hour, MPs must give the notice before 10 am to the Speaker/ Chairman on the day of the sitting.
- The notice must state the subject they wish to raise in the House. However, Speaker, Lok Sabha / Chairman, Rajya Sabha may allow or decline a Member to raise a matter of importance.
- ‘Zero Hour’ is not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure. Thus, it is an informal device available to MPs to raise matters without any notice 10 days in advance.
- The Zero Hour starts at 12 noon immediately following the Question Hour.