RAS question
A Money Bill in Rajasthan can be introduced only in:
Correct answer: (D) Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha.
A Money Bill in Rajasthan can be introduced only in the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, with the Governor's prior recommendation.
Explanation
Article 199 defines a Money Bill for a State Legislature, and Article 207 gives the procedure for such financial Bills. A Bill covering the matters listed in Article 199 cannot be introduced or moved without the Governor's recommendation, and Article 207 also bars such a Bill from being introduced in a Legislative Council. Rajasthan has only the Vidhan Sabha and no Legislative Council. Therefore, for Rajasthan, the constitutional rule operates in the simplest form: every State Money Bill is introduced in the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, not in any court, Parliament, or upper house.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rajya Sabha is a House of Parliament at the Union level, and the state procedure for a Rajasthan Money Bill lies in the State Legislature, not in Rajya Sabha.
- (B) Courts do not introduce Bills; the Constitution places introduction of State financial Bills within the legislative process.
- (C) Both Houses of Parliament deal with Union legislation, whereas a State Money Bill in Rajasthan belongs to the State legislative process.
Concept
The State Legislature's financial procedure includes the Articles 199 and 207 rules on Money Bills. RAS repeatedly asks it because Rajasthan's unicameral legislature makes the constitutional rule directly examinable.