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The Rajya Sabha can withhold its consent to a Money Bill for :
Explanation
Under Article 109 of the Indian Constitution, the Rajya Sabha has restricted powers regarding Money Bills. Once a Money Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha, it is transmitted to the Rajya Sabha for its consideration. The Rajya Sabha must return the bill to the Lok Sabha within a period of 14 days from the date of its receipt [3]. During this period, the Rajya Sabha can only make recommendations; it cannot reject or amend the bill [1]. If the Rajya Sabha fails to return the bill within the stipulated 14-day period, the bill is deemed to have been passed by both Houses of Parliament in the form in which it was originally passed by the Lok Sabha [4]. The Lok Sabha retains the ultimate authority to either accept or reject any recommendations made by the Rajya Sabha [2].
Sources
- [1] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Money Bill. > p. 248
- [3] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: LEGISLATURE > HOW DOES THE PARLIAMENT MAKE LAWS? > p. 113
- [4] https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/UploadedFiles/Legislation/Introduction.pdf
- [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Unequal Status with Lok Sabha > p. 260