Article 120 · Part 2

will be fixed and allowed to move the bill in the floor of house. Generally, there will be no discussion on the proposed bill at this reading stage which is only a formal affair. . After the introduction of bill, it will be published in Gazette of India. The Speaker or the Chairman may allow some bills to be published in the Gazette even before the first reading, in that case, no motion for leave to introduce bill is necessary. . The Second Reading of the bill usually takes place after an interval of two days after the first reading. At this stage, any of the four courses are adopted. The bill may be taken for consideration by the House at once. It may be sent to a select Committee of the House. It may be sent to a joint select Committee of the two Houses or It may be circulated for eliciting public opinion. Very rarely bills are taken up for consideration straight away. When the bill is adopted for circulation (i.e. th course), the secretariat of the House concerned requests the State Governments to publish the bill in the State Gazettes inviting opinions from local bodies and recognized associations. Such opinions are circulated among the members of the House.