What is true about Censure Motion?

Question

What is true about Censure Motion?

1. A. It is not different from No-confidence motion
2. B. It is different from the No-confidence motion (Correct answer)
3. C. It is not mandatory to mention the reasons in this motion
4. D. Permission of the House is not essential to present it

Correct Answer

Option B — It is different from the No-confidence motion

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is It is different from the No-confidence motion.

Key Points

• A Censure Motion is distinct from a No-Confidence Motion in several important respects.
• A Censure Motion expresses strong disapproval of a specific policy or action, and it must state the reasons for the censure.
• It can be moved against an individual minister, a group of ministers, or the entire Council of Ministers, and it can be moved in either House.
• Crucially, if passed in the Lok Sabha, the government is not constitutionally obliged to resign, though it is politically expected to respond.
• A No-Confidence Motion, by contrast, need not state reasons, can be moved only in the Lok Sabha, is directed against the entire Council of Ministers, requires the support of at least 50 members to be admitted, and if passed the Council of Ministers must resign under Article 75(3) collective responsibility.

Exam Tip

• tabulate both motions across five parameters — reasons, House, target, threshold and consequence.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

निन्दा प्रस्ताव के बारे में क्या सत्य है?

1. A. यह अविश्वास प्रस्ताव से भिन्न नहीं है।
2. B. यह अविश्वास प्रस्ताव से भिन्न है।
3. C. इस प्रस्ताव में कारण का उल्लेख करना अनिवार्य नहीं है।
4. D. सदन की अनुमति इसे प्रस्तावित करने हेतु आवश्यक नहीं है।