Ordinances promulgated during different Lok Sabhas
Distilled Policy Brief
- A total of 25 Ordinances have been promulgated during the 15th Lok Sabha, including the Securities Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
Article 123 empowers the President to promulgate Ordinances when Parliament is not in session; such Ordinances must be ratified by both Houses within six weeks of their reassembly.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Frequent use and repromulgation of Ordinances, exemplified by the 2014 Securities Laws Ordinance, raise concerns about executive overreach and erosion of parliamentary supremacy, a issue highlighted by the Supreme Court in D.C. State of Bihar (1986).
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
According to the provided data, how many ordinances have been promulgated during the term of the 15th Lok Sabha?
- [A] 20
- [B] 25
- [C] 30
- [D] 35
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
The text states that with the recent Securities Laws (Amendment) Ordinance and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, a total of 25 ordinances have been promulgated during the 15th Lok Sabha. The other numbers are not mentioned.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.