Parliamentary Affairs and Democracy

In Parliamentary form of government, the day-to-day working of the Parliamentary system makes large claims on time and resources of the various Ministries/ Departments. Parliamentary programme covers numerous intricate matters-financial, legislative and non-legislative-concerning various ministries/ departments of the government. The task of efficiently handling diverse and enormous parliamentary work on behalf of the Government in the Parliament is assigned to Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. The ministry serves as a link between the two houses of Parliament and the Government in respect of government business. This book highlights all the functions of the ministry in strengthening the democratic nature of the government. Supported by facts and figures covering all aspects of Parliamentary affairs in the country, this book will prove of utmost use to all concerned.