MINUTES OF LOK SABHA & RAJYA SABHA MEETINGS

Summary

This ten-page English-language archival bundle records the administrative activity of the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Group in New Delhi during May and June 1962. The minutes document joint Lok Sabha–Rajya Sabha meetings, attendance, chairs, parliamentary scheduling, procedural explanations, committee assignments, and decisions concerning the party’s name, treasury arrangements, office equipment, and stenographic support. The group also coordinated members’ participation in debates on the General Budget 1962–63 and assigned Swatantra Party speakers to ministry-wise discussions on demands for grants.

The papers also show the practical infrastructure of parliamentary party organization. They include an interim executive committee list for the Delhi State Swatantra Party, circulars requesting monthly contributions, detailed Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha payment tables, and statements of account. The records report a total balance of Rs. 1,053.94, total expenditure of Rs. 751.06, and total receipts of Rs. 1,805.00 as of 22 June 1962. The bundle is an office record rather than an authored political essay: its emphasis is on coordination, finance, representation, and routine parliamentary administration.

Key points

• The bundle records Swatantra Party Parliamentary Group meetings held in Parliament Buildings in May and June 1962.
• Joint Lok Sabha–Rajya Sabha meetings coordinated attendance, parliamentary procedure, invitations, and member communications.
• The group formalized its name as the “Swatantra Party Parliamentary Group” and appointed parliamentary-group treasurers.
• Members were assigned speaking responsibilities for ministry-wise debates on General Budget 1962–63 demands for grants.
• The Delhi State Swatantra Party’s interim executive committee and membership contacts were circulated for information.
• Monthly member contributions were fixed at Rs. 40 for running the parliamentary-group office, with records of paid and unpaid amounts.
• The 22 June statement records Rs. 1,053.94 in total balance, Rs. 751.06 in expenditure, and Rs. 1,805.00 in total receipts.