Some useful general terminology of use in parliamentary papers.

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As may be prescribed
Appropriate Government
A recurring expenditure of about
Rs. ………………per annum is likely
to be incurred on it.
A non-recurring expenditure of
about Rs. ……………..is likely to be incurred
A Bill further to amend the
Constitution of India
Annexure
Auditor’s Report
Addressing of notices of questions
Advance Publicity of Notices
Adjournment Motion
Authentication & Assent
Admissibility of Questions
Ancillary Motion
Anticipating discussion
Appropriation Bill
Assent to Bills
Amendments were moved
Adjourned sine-die
Addendum to Bulletin Part-I
As introduced in Rajya Sabha
Arrest and release
Attendance Register of Members
Amendments printed on separate list to be moved
Appropriation (Railways) Bill for
introduction, consideration and
passing
Amounts granted
Appropriation of moneys
Audited Accounts
Acquisition of Land
As passed by Lok/Rajya Sabha
Assurances, promises and
undertakings given by Ministers
Anti-dumping duty
Be it enacted by Parliament in the
…………………….. year of the
Republic of India
Brief record of proceedings
Bill was adopted
Both Houses of Parliament
By a majority of the total
membership of the House
By a majority of not less than two-
third of the members present and
voting
Bill for consideration and passing
Budget proposals pertaining to
indirect taxes as announced by
Finance Minister in Lok Sabha
Cut Motions
Consent of Speaker
Clause-by-Clause discussion of Bill
Calling attention
Clause-by-Clause consideration of Bill
Continued interruptions
Combined debate
Consideration deferred
Correction of speeches by
members
Contigent Notices of Bills
Certain amendments
Consequential amendments in
enactments
Central Excise duty changes and
exemption
Division
Division by Automatic Vote
Recorder
Demands for Grants
Draft Report
Demands for Grants on Accounts
Detention and release of
Shri…………..
Detailed Demands for Grants
Disapproval
Discussion and voting
Extract from the Constitution of
India
Explanation
Eliciting of opinion
Evidence tendered
Enacting Formula
Elections to Committees
Explanatory Memorandum
Financial Memorandum
Financial Bill
First Stage
Fixation of tariff value
For, substitute
General discussion
General information relating to
Parliamentary and other matters
Government Resolution
Government Business entered
Hence this Bill
Hon’ble Speaker associated
himself with the sentiments
expressed in the House
Horizontal Study
It extends to the whole of India
It shall come into force at once
It shall come into force on such
date as the Central Government
may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, appoint
In this Act, unless the context
otherwise requires
It extends to the whole of India
except the State of Jammu &
Kashmir
It shall be deemed to have come
into force on the 5th day of
February, 1999
Introduced
Inconvenience caused is regretted
Kind co-operation of Hon’ble
Members is solicited
Kind co-operation of members is
solicited
Legislative Business
Leave of Absence
Leave of the House
Lok Sabha re-assembled
Long Title of the Bill
Memorandum regarding delegated
legislation
Minutes
Money Bill
Motion for Election to Committee
Matters of Urgent Public Importance
Motion of thanks
Motion for leave to introduce the
Bill moved was opposed
Member-in-charge
Message from Rajya Sabha
Members are informed
Motion for suspension of Rule
Money laundring
Notices of Questions
Note of Dissent
Nomination of Members to the
Standing Committees
No-day-yet-named Motions
Not concluded on that day
Notice of Motions
Notice of Amendments
Official Gazette
Oath or Affirmation
Obituary references
Official report of the day
Observation by the Speaker
Operation of Automatic Vote
Recording System
Outcome Budget
Omit
Provisions of the Act
Power to make rules
“Prescribed” means prescribed by
rules made under this Act
Principal Act
President’s Address
Private Members’ Business
Private Members’ Resolution
Private Members’ Bills
Procedure for tabling notices
Provisional Calendar of sittings
Point of Order
Papers to be laid on the Table
Personal Explanation
Petition
Presentation of Budget
Privilege
Prorogation of House
Parliamentary Committees
Prevention of disqualification
Progress of Bills during the week
ended on………
Parliamentary customs,
conventions and etiquete
Presidential special order
Public purpose
Promulgated
Performance Budget
Payment and appropriation of
certain sums
Page, line, after, insert
Quorum
Question of Privilege
Reference of Bill to Committee
Reference by the Speaker
……….responded
……..raised a discussion
Recommendations/observations
contained
Remarks
Roll of Members
Revised List of Business
Rulings by the Hon’ble Speaker
Short title, extent and
commencement
Statement of Objects and reasons
Summons
Suspension of Member
Sub-committee
Substantive Motion
Substitute Motion
Subsidiary Motion
Superseding Motion
Supplementary Demands for Grants
Select Committee/Joint Committee
Statutory Resolution
Starred Question
Speech unfinished
Statement by Minister
Submission by Members
Structured debate
Solemn duty
…….Seconded the motion
Statement regarding Government
Bills pending in Lok Sabha
Statutory Orders laid on the Table of
Lok Sabha
Same day Visitors’ passes
Short duration discussion under Rule 193
Shri/Smt./Km. ……….to lay on the
table
Supplementary List of Business
Status of implementation of
recommendations
Submission to the vote of the House
This Act may be called
the…………………..
The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official
Gazette, make rules to carry out
the provisions of this Act
The expenditure will be incurred
from the Consolidated Fund of India
The expenditure will be incurred
from the Consolidated Funds of
the respective States
The Bill seeks to achieve the
above objectives
Token Grant
The motion was negatived
That the House do now adjourn
Time permissible
That an Address be presented to
the President
Title of the Bill
The Bill, as amended, was passed
on………………..
Tabling of Notices of Urgent
Public Importance
To give effect to the financial
proposals
Text of amendment
Unstarred Question
Voting on amendments
Voting on Motions
Voting by Division
Verbatim Proceedings
Vote on Account
Vacation of seats in House
Valedictory reference
Voted in full
Visitors’ cards