(c) Token Cut Motion

It ventilates a specific grievance that is within the sphere of responsibility of the Government of India. It states that the amount of the demand be reduced by ₹100.

A cut motion, to be admissible, must satisfy the following conditions:

(i) It should relate to one demand only.

(ii) It should be clearly expressed and should not contain arguments or defamatory statements.

(iii) It should be confined to one specific matter.

(iv) It should not make suggestions for the amendment or repeal of existing laws.

(v) It should not refer to a matter that is not primarily the

concern of Union government.

(vi) It should not relate to the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

(vii) It should not relate to a matter that is under adjudication by a court.

(viii) It should not raise a question of privilege.

(ix) It should not revive discussion on a matter on which a decision has been taken in the same session.

(x) It should not relate to a trivial matter.

(xi) It should not reflect on the character or conduct of any person whose conduct can only be challenged on a substantive motion.

(xii) It should not anticipate a matter which has been previously appointed for consideration in the same session.

(xiii) It should not seek to raise a discussion on a matter pending before any statutory tribunal or statutory authority performing judicial or quasi-judicial functions or any commission or court of enquiry.

The significance of a cut motion lies in: (a) facilitating the initiation of concentrated discussion on a specific demand for grant; and (b) upholding the principle of responsible government by probing the activities of the government. However, the cut motion do not have much utility in practice. They are only moved and discussed in the House but not passed as the government enjoys majority support. Their passage by the Lok Sabha amounts to the expressions of want of parliamentary confidence in the government and may lead to its resignation.

On the last day of the days allotted for discussion and voting on the demands for grants, the Speaker puts all the remaining demands to vote and disposes them whether they have been discussed by the members or not. This is known as 'guillotine’.