Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha, meaning “House of the People” in Hindi, is the lower house of India’s Parliament and a powerful legislative body. Responsible for introducing and passing bills into laws, approving budgets, and debating national issues, the Lok Sabha is directly elected by the public. In this General Assembly committee, delegates will engage in parliamentary debate, coalition building, and resolution writing on the topics at hand. The first topic, Public vs. Private Schooling and the Commodification of Education, will examine the growing privatization of education, unequal access to quality schooling, social mobility, and the treatment of education as a public good or neoliberal commodity through both social and political lenses. The second topic, Public vs. Private Healthcare and the Commercialization of Medicine, will explore unequal access to healthcare, rising medical costs, corruption, and the role of government in the wellbeing of citizens and affording healthcare.