Friday 14 August 2015

Intresting Facts about the Indian Parliament




  • The Parliament of India is circular which represents “Continuity”.
  • Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are horse shoe in shape.
  • Lok Sabha carpet is green in color which represents that India is an Agriculture land and the people here are elected from grass root level, Rajya Sabha carpet is red in color which denotes royalty and also tells about the sacrifice done by the freedom fighters.
  • The library in the Indian Parliament is the second largest in India.
  • Circumference of Parliament is 1/3rd of a mile i.e. 536.33m.
  • The first hour (i.e. between 11 to 12 noon) is known as the Question Hour. During this MPs put forward questions about the policies, government and different bills.
  • Around 12 noon MPs can discuss any important topic with prior notice to the Speaker. This is known as Zero Hour.
  • Parliament canteen is the cheapest in the country with 3 course veg meal in 61 Rs and Chicken Biryani for Rs. 51 (Highest amount in the list)
  • President's office is in Room number 13 of Parliament ( 13 no. is not so unlucky in this case).
  • Voting in Parliament is done electronically for the questions asked, amendments, new bills etc. There is a voting console, a system with colored buttons, green for a Yes, Red for No and Yellow for abstain.

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