Power and Functions of the Lok Sabha: Following are the important powers and functions of the Lok Sabha:
(a) Executive Powers: The Indian system of government is parliamentary, which means that the ministers are responsible to the legislature. Hence, they both must have, individually as well as collectively support the confidence of the majority in the Lok Sabha. Otherwise, or the ministers concerned must go. Thus the Lok Sabha makes or unmakes the cabinet. It may reject an important bill supported by the council of ministers or reject a policy supported by it or reject a demand for money asked by the cabinet or pass a vote of no confidence in it.
(b) Financial Powers:
(i) The Lok Sabha has the exclusive financial powers. It is custodian or the national purse. All the financial bills are initiated in the Lok Sabha and not in the Rajya Sabha. A money bill passed by the Lower House is sent to the Upper House, which must be returned within 14 days with or without amendments. The amendment made by the Rajya Sabha, may be accepted or rejected by the Lok Sabha.
(c) Judicial Powers:
The Lok Sabha shares the power of impeaching the President for violation of the constitution with Rajya Sabha. It also shares with the latter the power of removing the judges of the Supreme Court or the High Courts by an address to the President if supported by majority of the total membership of the house and less than 2/3rd majority of its members present and voting.
(d) Miscellaneous Powers:
(i) It shares with the Rajya Sabha the power to end the Constitution.
(ii) It shares with the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislature the right to elect the President.
(iii)It shares with the Rajya Sabha the right of approval of the proclamation of emergency issued by the President.
(iv)It has equal power with: the upper house of choosing or dismissing the Vice – President.
