Zero Hour

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Zero Hour is a period in the Indian Parliament when members can raise urgent public issues without prior notice, typically held immediately after Question Hour.

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Zero Hour canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative practice ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ
allows short-duration interventions ⓘ
category Indian legislative process ⓘ
Indian parliamentary terminology ⓘ
chairDiscretion conducted at the discretion of the presiding officer ⓘ
country India ⓘ
decisionMaking usually does not involve voting ⓘ
feature enables immediate discussion of emergent matters ⓘ
members can raise issues without listing on the agenda ⓘ
no prior written questions required ⓘ
governingBody Rules Committee of the respective House (for broad guidelines) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
namedAfter the time 12:00 noon (zero hour on a 24-hour clock) ⓘ
noticeRequirement no prior notice required ⓘ
originChamber Lok Sabha ⓘ
originPeriod early 1960s ⓘ
outcome may lead to government statements or assurances ⓘ
participants Members of Parliament ⓘ
presidingOfficer Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ
Speaker of the Lok Sabha ⓘ
proceduralStatus not formally mentioned in the Rules of Procedure ⓘ
purpose to raise urgent public issues ⓘ
relatedTo Calling Attention motion ⓘ
Question Hour ⓘ
Special Mention ⓘ
timeOfDay immediately after Question Hour ⓘ
topicScope issues of immediate public concern ⓘ
matters of urgent public importance ⓘ
typicalDuration about one hour ⓘ
typicalStartTime 12:00 PM ⓘ
usedIn Lok Sabha ⓘ
Parliament of India ⓘ
Rajya Sabha ⓘ

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