During last two weeks, I had a chance to watch the proceedings of Rajya Sabha on TV. I feel that time has now come to consider reforms for constitution of Rajya Sabha to make it a non-political/ non-elective body in the interests of the country, by offering life membership of the Rajya Sabha to the eminent persons of the society , like.
-Retired judges of the Supreme Court Of India.
-Retired Generals Of Army/Navy/Air Force.
-Retired chiefs of Statutory bodies i.e. UPSC , C & AG, Election Commission, UGC etc. etc
-Retired Chiefs of premier institutions such as IIM's, IIT's , AIIMS, RBI, Delhi School Of Economics, National Law College, ISRO, BARC etc. etc..
-Noble Prize winners, Bharat Ratna awardees, Param Vir Chakra awardees...
With the above eminent persons as members , the Rajya Sabha will be in a better position to scrutinize the various Bills/Laws & functions of the Govt. of the day as it will have in-house experts from all walks of life. The country will benefit from the talent, knowledge & experience of these eminent persons which otherwise remains un-utilized after their retirement
This will also help these eminent persons to lead decent retired life & will also motivate others to achieve perfection in their work/knowledge
PS. Sh Harsh Wardhan Jog ji in his comments has questioned the necessity of Rajya Sabha. I am not in favor of abolishing of the Rajya Sabha ( upper house) , as the same was created to check & balance the populist policies of the govt. of the day .
Though the constitution has given powers to Supreme Court Of India to review the laws framed by the legislature, but the reviewing powers of SCI are restricted to the extent, to ensure that the same (law) does not infringe the basic framework of the Constitution Of India. Whereas the Rajya Sabha looks into the suitability and necessity of the concerned law on ongoing basis besides monitoring the functioning of the government.
My idea is to make Rajya Sabha a non-political and non-elective body to serve better, the purpose for which it was created, and at the same time utilize the talent, experience & knowledge of eminent persons available in the society which otherwise remains un-utilized.
PS. Sh Harsh Wardhan Jog ji in his comments has questioned the necessity of Rajya Sabha. I am not in favor of abolishing of the Rajya Sabha ( upper house) , as the same was created to check & balance the populist policies of the govt. of the day .
Though the constitution has given powers to Supreme Court Of India to review the laws framed by the legislature, but the reviewing powers of SCI are restricted to the extent, to ensure that the same (law) does not infringe the basic framework of the Constitution Of India. Whereas the Rajya Sabha looks into the suitability and necessity of the concerned law on ongoing basis besides monitoring the functioning of the government.
My idea is to make Rajya Sabha a non-political and non-elective body to serve better, the purpose for which it was created, and at the same time utilize the talent, experience & knowledge of eminent persons available in the society which otherwise remains un-utilized.