Legislature

Legislature is one of the important organ composed of representatives who are either directly or indirectly elected by the citizens of a country. It is formed to formulate laws of a country. This note has information on working of legislature.

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Legislature is one of the important organ composed of representatives who are either directly or indirectly elected by the citizens of a country. It is formed to formulate laws of a country. This note has information on working of legislature.

Things to Remember

  • Legislature is one of the important organ composed of representatives who are either directly or indirectly elected by the citizens of a country. It formulates laws of a country.
  • At present, there is no legislative in Nepal and it is represented by the Constituent assembly.
  • Functions of legislative Parliament: Enactment of laws,  Financial Control, Executive function, and Amendment of constitution
  • Bill is a draft of law which when discussed and if passed by the parliament becomes formal law for something.

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When was Nepal Rastra Bank established?


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Answer: <p>Nepal Rastra Bank was established on 14<sup>th</sup> Baishak, 2013 BS.</p>

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What is a central bank? Explain its functions in brief.


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Answer: <p>The central bank is the apex bank in a country. The central bank is a supreme banking institution which involves in controlling, supervising and regulating the activities of the commercial bank and other financial institutions. It is service motive bank of a nation. Nepal Rastra Bank is the central bank of Nepal. It is the bank of banks. It receives incomes and pays expenditure on behalf of the government</p> <p>According to Hawthrey, &ldquo;The central bank is to act as the lender of the last resort.&rdquo;</p> <p>According to Dr. D. Kock, &ldquo;A bank which constitutes the apex of the monetary and banking structure of its country, is called a central bank.&rdquo; _ Dr. D. Kock</p> <p>From the above definition, it is clear that the central bank is the bank, which issues currency, controls the credit, exchanges foreign currencies, provides banking services and performs agency functions on behalf of the government. It takes deposits from commercial banks, provides instructions on banking business and acts as the lender of the last resort to them.</p> <p>The following are the main functions of central bank:</p> <ol><li><strong>Issues notes and coins</strong><br>The Central bank of any country has single right to issue notes and coins in the country. Nepal Rastra Bank in our country issues paper notes and coins and circulates throughout the country it is one of the major function of the central bank. At least 50% security of gold, silver, dollar and other government security should be deposited in World Bank while issuing notes in the country.</li> <li><strong>Working as the government's bank</strong><br>The Central bank is the bank of the government. It accepts the government deposit and disburses payments. It also transfers the government&rsquo;s money from one place/office to another as the instruction of the government.</li> <li><strong>Working as the banker of other banks</strong><br>The central bank has the sole right to give permission to establish banks in the country. The other banks conduct their activities within the framework of the banning policy formulated by Central Bank. In this sense, it is the father of other banks, which gives birth to them. It directs other banks for the acceptance of the deposit, granting loan and credit, paying or charging interest, etc. It also gives permission to other banks to conduct their activities by keeping security deposit from them, providing credit facilities and financial and administrative assistance as per the rules and regulation. Thus, Central Bank is the banker of other banks.</li> <li><strong>Management of credit</strong><br>Capital is the basic source for the business and industries. Central Bank avails capital in terms of credit through the commercial and development banks. But when excess credit facilities are granted, inflationary problems may arise. So it again contacts credit by instructing the banks to draw back the money from the organizations in time, limiting credit grants and even taking actions against the banks not following the rules and regulations strictly.</li> <li><strong>Management of foreign currency</strong><br>The central bank has the monopoly right to manage and exchange foreign currency. It determines the value of a national currency with that of the foreign currencies at the instruction of the government. It is the custodian and manager of the country&rsquo;s reserves of the foreign currencies.</li> <li><strong>Developing banking system<br></strong>The central bank encourages the individuals and institutions for the establishment of banking institutions. It keeps the certain deposit as per the rules and instructs the banker to operate their activities for the upliftment of back-warded society so that the national economy can be strengthened by activating all the economic sectors.</li> <li><strong>Mobilization of capital and management of public debt</strong><br>Central bank manages the public debt for different development and administrative works. It collects such debt from the general public and different organization by issuing treasury bills and development bonds. It helps to raise short-term and long-term capital and mobilize in the development work.</li> <li><strong>Makes monetary policies</strong><br>The central bank makes monetary policy for the nation. It collects and analyzes the various kinds of monetary information and formulates monetary policies.</li> <li><strong>The lender of last resort</strong><br>The central bank is the apex body of financial institutions. If other banks and financial institutions are in financial crisis, the central bank provides a loan to them as lender of last resort. It fulfills the financial demands of banks and financial institutions at the time of emergency. Central bank grants a loan to other banks and charges interest.</li> <li><strong>Other functions</strong><br>Besides the above functions, central bank acts as the custodian of the cash reserve of other banks, provides loan to them against securities, dealing with the foreign countries, works as the last lender and gives necessary information to the government about the monetary position of the country.</li> </ol>

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What is the central bank?


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Answer: <p>The central bank is the bank, which issues currency, controls the credit, exchanges foreign currencies, provides banking services and performs agency functions on behalf of the government.</p>

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What do you mean by credit control?


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Answer: <p>Credit control is the act of controlling under and overflow of currency.</p>

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Legislature

Legislature

It is one of the important organ composed of representatives who are either directly or indirectly elected by the citizens of a country. It is formed to formulate laws of a country.

At present, there is no legislature and it is currently represented by the Constituent Assembly whose task is to draft constitution and enact laws. According to the constitution of 2047 B.S, there was bicameral legislative in which the House of Representatives and National Assembly formed the legislature. But, presently there is no drafted constitution and election for the House of Representatives is not held so only the Constituent Assembly is considered the legislative today.

Criteria to be a candidate for legislative parliament:

  1. Citizenship of Nepal
  2. 25 years of age
  3. Committed to and respect the spirit of mass movement
  4. Not in possession of profit oriented organization (office)
  5. Not convicted by the criminal court
 

Functions of Parliament:

  1. Enactment of laws: Parliament forms laws and makes sure they are formulated and followed well throughout the country.
  2. Financial Control: New taxes cannot be implemented without the approval of legislature, it approves annual budget.
  3. Executive function: Council of ministers is responsible to the parliament. The members of parliament who can prove the priority in the parliament recommends and appoints the leader as Prime Minister of Head of the State. Legislature has the power to table the "vote of no confidence". It means that if majority members cast their vote of no confidence against the government then the Prime Minister has to resign and the parliament is dissolved.
  4. Amendment of the constitution: Any article of the constitution can be changed or modified with 2/3 (two-third) majority of the legislature.

Executive functions of legislature:

  1. Appoints chief of executives
  2. Needed for the vote of confidence to sustain the ministry
  3. Ministry is responsible to the legislature
  4. It controls executive by raising questions and forwarding proposals for vote of confidence.

 

Bill:

Bill is a draft of law which when discussed and if passed by the parliament becomes formal law for something.

In a democracy, majority decide, but the decisions of the minority are also respected.

  1. The minority in the parliament always draw the attention of the majority to bring a new program for people's welfare.
  2. Irregularities that may be carried out by the majorities is always exposed by the minority.
  3. In a sense, it checks on and controls the majority.
  4. Using the rule of law, minority help in the reign of government.
  5. Minority makes the activities of the majority transparent and accountable to the people.

Lesson

Civic Sense

Subject

Social Studies

Grade

Grade 10

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