UPSC 2020 GS-II · 10 marks · 150 words

Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a 'useless stepney tyre' to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades. Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible.

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Factors: coalition/divided-government era making RS pivotal; permanence enabling deliberative continuity; federal chamber voice
Visible areas: amending-blocking hasty bills (land acquisition 2015), special powers (Arts 249, 312), DRSC leadership, nominated expertise
Balance: money-bill bypass (Aadhaar; Rojer Mathew reference) as the transformation's boundary
One-line verdict on 'stepney' metaphor: now a second engine, still not the steering

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Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a 'useless stepney tyre' to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades. Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible.

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