The first sitting of Rajya Sabha was held on 13 May 1952. The Zero Hour is the time period following the Question Hour in both the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament where parliamentarians can raise matters of concern without the mandatory ten days advance notice. After a gap of 15 years, all listed questions were answered and all the zero-hour and special-mentions by the members were completed. Zero Hour Submissions he Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha contain various procedural devices to enable members to raise matters of public importance on the floor of the House. The need for a Zero Hour notice in the houses come a day after Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi protested in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue wearing an anti-pollution mask in the Parliament premises to draw the attention of the PM on the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-NCR region.The root cause of the poisonous smog has been attributed to stubble burning by farmers in neighboring states like Punjab and Haryana. The need for the Zero Hour notice comes after the air quality index reached the severe category mark in the national capital. Congress MP Manish Tewari and BJD lawmaker Pinaki Misra are expected to initiate the discussion in the Lower House of the Parliament at around 2 pm. Can Yogi Adityanath recast UP as a business-friendly destination?Copyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Even if no assurance of action is given, the extracts are sent to the concerned departments. Only after the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs gives assurances on the issues raised during ‘Zero Hour’, the relevant extracts from the proceedings are sent to the concerned ministry on the same day. The BJD had long been demanding Bharat Ratna for the legendary leader of Odisha. The other rationale behind naming it so can be traced to the fact that it starts at 12 noon.Members wishing to raise matters during the “Zero Hour” need to give notice to the Speaker prior to the start of the daily session. During earlier days when the Rajya Sabha used to adjourn for the lunch recess at 1.00 p.m. Rajya Sabha MPs from the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday gave Zero Hour notices in the Upper House of the Parliament over various issues. He proposed a mechanism to regulate the proceedings during the ‘Zero Hour’, raise matters in a more orderly manner and optimize the time of the House.While dictionary defines ‘Zero Hour’ as the “the critical moment” or “the moment of decision”, in parliamentary parlance, it is referred as the time gap between the end of Question Hour and the beginning of the regular business. BJP and Congress MPs give Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over air pollution crisis in the national capital. The ministry takes over from there and initiates actions as deemed fit. (ANI) The notice must state the subject they wish to raise in the House. Chairman of Rajya Saba Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday suspended the "Zero Hour" and "Question Hour" proceedings to accommodate discussion on Motion of Thanks on President's Address.Suspending the two proceedings, Naidu said although he was not in its favour on account of their importance he was opting for it to ensure completion of the discussion on the motion before lunch session, which was to be followed by reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The discussion was started in both Houses of Parliament on Monday. The VP also expressed his displeasure at some members leaking their letter addressed to him without sending it to him first and ensuring he has seen it.Based on the discussions, the Rajya Sabha is likely to discuss the state of the economy and the Pegasus spyware issue next week.
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