Constituents often ask their MLA for information, or to help with housing, education, or many other matters. The Member can try to help solve the problem by speaking to the proper government department or minister.
The MLA usually knows exactly who to call to avoid confusion and save time. Members are often asked to open public buildings, make speeches to community groups, and attend performances or anniversaries. They generally attend as many as possible, as it helps them keep in touch with how people feel about various issues. The terms MLA Member of Legislative Assembly and MP Member of Parliament refer to the directly and indirectly elected representatives of the country in the state government and union government respectively.
The body administering a state or union territory in the country is called an assembly. MLAs are the representatives elected during direct elections conducted at the assembly constituencies of a state. The republic of India is governed by the parliament which consists of the Lok Sabha lower house and Rajya Sabha upper house.
The members of the Lok Sabha are elected through direct elections conducted from the parliamentary constituencies and the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected through indirect elections by the MLAs. Sign up for a weekly brief collating many news items into one untangled thought delivered straight to your mailbox. India follows a three-tier system of governance that consists of the central government, state government and city government.
The role of MPs are predominantly related to the national government where they make and amend Central laws, and vote on matters of national importance including defence, foreign affairs, etc. The Councillor, on the other hand, represents the voters in a ward and elects the Mayor, passes the city budget and participates in the city council. The role of a councillor is to ensure that municipal services such as roads, garbage management, water supply, electricity are provided for all citizens in their ward.
They take the voices of citizens of the wards to the council. What, then, does an MLA do? With the formation of the third tier of the government, the micro issues of any constituency should be dealt with at the ward level, and therefore should rest with the Councillor. However, it is common to find voters approaching their MLAs with requests to fix the roads, or have streetlights installed, or get some local issue sorted.
This happens because of the inadequate devolution of power and funds to the city municipalities. The primary responsibility of an MLA is closely tied to the smooth and efficient functioning of the state assembly, the three main functions of the assembly being to make laws, to hold the state executive accountable and to sanction public expenditure. After every general election, the members elected on the various party tickets meet separately and elect their Legislature Party Leader.
The Governor calls upon the leader of the party with a majority of members in the Assembly to form the Government. The scheme is implemented both in rural and urban areas. The District Collector will accord administrative sanction for the chosen works and will also identify the implementing agency. The objective of the scheme is to identify and implement the essential works to bridge the critical infrastructure gaps in the constituencies. The allocation of funds in Tamil Nadu under the scheme had been increased from Rs 2.
Following is a list of work on which an MLA can choose to spend money from the development funds allocated to him:. The Governor, on the advice of the Council of Ministers, summons the Legislative Assembly from time to time to convene and make laws. There should be a six-month gap between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.
The Governor may also postpone or dissolve the Assembly. A report by Judge Narayana Rao Committee states that the state assemblies in India should be convened for 90 days every year, though there is no constitutional requirement or specification.
According to former Lok Sabha secretary general Subhash Kashyap, speakers recommend that all state assemblies should convene at least days a year.
However, the suggestion is rarely ever accepted by the governments. The Tamil Nadu Assembly session was held only for 37 days in , 35 days in and 28 days in The quorum necessary for a meeting of the TN Legislative Assembly is 24 members one-tenth of the total number of Members inclusive of the person presiding.
If the requirement is not present, the bell shall be rung intermittently.
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