How are Money Bills handled in both Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures with bicameralism under the Constitution?
Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils can only make recommendations within 14 days
Under Articles 109 (for Parliament) and 198 (for State Legislatures with bicameralism), the upper house has only a recommendatory role on Money Bills:
(i) A Money Bill can be introduced only in the lower house (Lok Sabha / Legislative Assembly).
(ii) After it is passed by the lower house, the bill is sent to the upper house (Rajya Sabha / Legislative Council).
(iii) The upper house must return the bill to the lower house within 14 days, with or without recommendations. It cannot reject or amend the bill on its own authority.
(iv) The lower house may accept or reject any of those recommendations. If the upper house does not return the bill within 14 days, it is deemed to have been passed in the form sent.
Therefore option D correctly captures both houses' status: only recommendations within 14 days. Option A is wrong (no compulsion to 'approve'); option B is wrong (no power to amend); option C is wrong (powers are not equal).
Hence, the correct answer is Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils can only make recommendations within 14 days.
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