Powers and Duties of Speaker: The Speaker of Lok Sabha has more or less same powers which are enjoyed by the Chairman of the House of Commons in Britain.
1. The Speaker presides over all meetings of Lok Sabha. He has to ensure peace and discipline inside the house.
2. The Speaker decides all the programmes and proceedings of Lok Sabha. Based on suggestions from the Leader of the House, he decides the timings for debates on different issues.
3. He is the ex-officio chairman of some of the Parliamentary Committees. He appoints the chairpersons of Select Committees and such committees work under his instruction.
Transferable Vote System. Voting takes place through secret ballot and the candidate has to ensure the ‘minimum quota’ of votes to become the winner. The minimum quota is derived by following formula:
4. Speaker decides if a particular bill is money bill or not.
5. All correspondence between the President and the Parliament are done in his name.
