Private members bill

Subject: Polity

Context: The MP state legislature passed a private bill to change the name of Hoshangabad to Narmadapuram through voice vote.

Concept:

Every member of Parliament/legislature, who is not a Minister, is called a Private Member.
A private member’s Bill is different from a public Bill and is piloted by an MP/MLA who is a private member.
Government Bills are backed by the government and also reflect its legislative agenda. The admissibility of a private Bill is decided by the Chairman in the case of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker in the case of the Lok Sabha
the Member must give at least a month’s notice, for the House Secretariat to examine it for compliance with constitutional provisions and rules on legislation (Public bill can be introduced on any day).
Unlike public bill which can be introduced any day, the private members bill can be introduced only on Friday.
Private members bill has lesser chance of being passed.
As per PRS Legislative, no private member’s Bill has been passed by Parliament since 1970. To date, Parliament has passed 14 such Bills, six of them in 1956.