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Is private bill a government bill?

We know that ther are 1. Public bills 2. Private bills. But are private bills,government bills ?
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  • edited April 2016
    We know that ther are 1. Public bills 2. Private bills. But are private bills,government bills ?
    No
    Government bills are those which are introduced in the parliament by any minister, be it home minister or food processing minister or any other.
    Public bills are also known as government bills, as they are introduced by a minister which represents the will of the people of the country. (CoM responsible to the Lok Sabha/house of the people, ie represents the people of the country and is committed to the welfare of the people of the country.)
    So in this context government bills are known as public bills.
  • Yes in my opinion. Public bills are for everyone in country while in private bills govt. passes laws for a specific group. for ex. bills for factory workers, new law for govt. employees etc.
    In both the cases, the bills are passed by govt.
  • edited April 2016
    No, private bills are not government bills. These are the points mentioned in Laksmikanth regarding private bills:


    1. It is introduced by any member of Parliament other than a minister.

    2. It reflects the stand of opposition party on public matter. (Public bill reflects of the policies of the government (ruling party)

    3. It has lesser chance to be approved by the Parliament than a public bill.

    4. Its rejection by the House has no implication on the parliamentary confidence in the government or its resignation. (A public bill's rejection by the House amounts to the expression of want of parliamentary confidence in the government and may lead to its resignation.)

    5. Its introduction in the House requires one month’s notice (Public bill's introduction requires seven days' notice).


    A recent example of a private member bill would Shashi Tharoor's bill to to decriminalise homosexuality and do away with Section 377.
    http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-shashi-tharoor-s-private-bill-to-decriminalise-homosexuality-defeated-in-lok-sabha-2157209
  • We know that ther are 1. Public bills 2. Private bills. But are private bills,government bills ?
    No private bills can never by Govt Bills
    Govt Bills are only introduced by Ministers not even MPs of ruling party
  • There is a difference between private bills and private members' bills. All of you are talking about private members' bills.
  • edited April 2016
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  • Nice points. Thank You.


    2. It reflects the stand of opposition party on public matter. (Public bill reflects of the policies of the government (ruling party)

    But this may not necessarily be true. A member of the ruling party, but not a minister in the Government, can also introduce a bill, which will be a private bill as well.
    Manish Tewari introduced a Private bill in 2011 regarding regulation of intelligence agencies.
    So not always reflective of Opposition's view.
  • edited April 2016
    Private bill never heard of it.....private member bills aren't govt bills.

    I don't think private bill is mentioned in Indian constitution.
  • edited April 2016
    Nice points. Thank You.


    2. It reflects the stand of opposition party on public matter. (Public bill reflects of the policies of the government (ruling party)

    But this may not necessarily be true. A member of the ruling party, but not a minister in the Government, can also introduce a bill, which will be a private bill as well.
    Manish Tewari introduced a Private bill in 2011 regarding regulation of intelligence agencies.
    So not always reflective of Oppositu

    U are right
  • Some news articles say transgenders bill as private member bill .some say it as private bill.
    May be both are same in Indian constitution or perhaps different!!!!.....any lawyer on forum should shed light on this.
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