Adjournment Motion
- Introduced to draw attention to a definite matter of urgent public importance and requires the support of 50 members to be admitted.
- Interrupts the normal business of the House, making it an extraordinary device.
- The discussion on an adjournment motion must last at least two hours and thirty minutes.
- Rajya Sabha cannot use this device due to its element of censure against the government.
- Subject to several restrictions, including being factual, urgent, specific, and not addressing matters under adjudication.
No-Confidence Motion
- The council of ministers must enjoy the confidence of the Lok Sabha majority.
- The Lok Sabha can remove the ministry by passing a no-confidence motion, which requires the support of 50 members to be admitted.
Confidence Motion
- A procedural device to manage situations such as hung parliaments, minority governments, and coalition governments.
- The government may seek to prove its majority by moving a confidence motion and winning the House's support.
- If the confidence motion fails, the government falls.
Censure Motion
- States reasons for adoption in the Lok Sabha.
- Can be moved against an individual minister, a group of ministers, or the entire council of ministers.
- Aims to hold the council of ministers accountable for specific policies and actions.
Motion of Thanks
- The first session after a general election and the first session of each fiscal year begin with the president's address.
- The president outlines the government's policies and programs in the preceding and upcoming years.
- Both Houses discuss the president's address through the 'Motion of Thanks.'
- The motion must be passed; otherwise, it implies the defeat of the government.
No-Day-Yet-Named Motion
- Admitted by the Speaker, but no date has been set for its discussion.
- The Speaker allots time for the discussion after considering the state of business and consulting the leader of the House or the Business Advisory Committee.
Dilatory Motion
- A motion for adjourning a debate or delaying the progress of a bill, resolution, or other business under consideration.
- Can be moved at any time after a motion has been made.
- Debate on a dilatory motion must focus on the specific matter contained in the motion.
