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Amendment to the constitution refers to making changes or rectifying the law for the welfare of the people. The amendment process of the Indian constitution mainly begins with an introduction of a bill in parliament and the amendment will be granted if the majority members of the parliament support this amendment. As per the amendment process in India after the introduction of a bill, it will proceed with a voting system. The amendment process of the Indian constitution will follow some significant steps and a different way to initiate the process. Introduction of a bill
The members of both houses generally initiate the introduction of a bill in the parliament and the president into a systematic process ultimately signs it.
| Legislative powers | Actions |
| Union list | The Union list consists of more than 100 items, has the exclusive power to regulate law and makes the final decision for amendment. |
| State list | The state list is responsible for regulating the law within the state boundary and Rajya Sabha sometimes passes the resolution for the state list with the support of the majority members. |
| Concurrent list | 52 items of concurrent list consists of both union and state assembly for amending the constitution as per their domains. |
| Reading process | After the introduction of a bill in the parliament, the reading process will start and three reading processes will be arranged before the final submission of a bill. |
| Bill passing | The bill passing process is completed after the support of two-thirds of members of both houses and then is referred to the president for a final decision. |
| Regulation as a law | After the grant of the president, the bill becomes a law and it regulates the people of a country’s boundary. |
Bill passed in each house of parliament
Bill refers to a proposal of legislation that is proposed in both of the houses of parliament for final decision and the bill is ultimately assented to by the legislative head of the country.
- Initially, an introduction of a bill begins with generating an idea.
- The bill is proposed by a representative in the parliament to other members of both houses.
- After the introduction of a bill, a committee is- proposed for looking after the significance of this amendment.
- The bill is passed in each house and the committee proposes a report in parliament.
- As per the report, a debate session is arranged in the parliament and a voting system determines the positivity of the bill amendment.
- The bill is proposed to a senate after the voting process for the permission of the legislative head of the state and after the grant of the president the bill becomes a law or the legislation is amended.
President’s assent
The president is the legislative head of a country and is considered the country’s first citizen so the president’s assent is very important for the amendment of the constitution as well as for transforming a bill into law. President’s assent for bills is very significant and the president has the power to cancel or hold the bill for a while. After the president’s assent, a bill becomes an act but the president has the power to return the bill to the parliament for reconsideration. If the bill comes to the president for the second time with a little amendment or without change then the president has to sign the bill.
Conclusion
The president signs Bill assent at the union level whether at the state level it is assented by the governor after the support of members of the legislative assembly. The money bill or a finance bill alters no boundaries of state or union so for this type of bill the president is obliged to sign the bill. The legislative proposal of a bill is first proposed in the lower house of parliament and after positive support in the voting process, the bill is proposed to the upper house for final submission to the legislative head to transform the bill into law.
