Parliamentary Committees of India
The Government of India has appointed a number of committees, a small group of officials appointed to deal with a particular parliamentary committees established by the Parliament of India.
Parliamentary committees
The Parliamentary committees are established to study and deal with various matters that cannot be directly handled by the legislature due to their volume. They also monitor the functioning of the executive branch.[1]
The Parliamentary committees are of two kinds - Standing committees and Ad hoc committees. The former are elected or appointed periodically and they work on a continuous basis. The latter are created on an ad hoc basis as the need arises and they are dissolved after they complete the task assigned to them.[1]
Standing Committees
A Standing Committee is a committee consisting of Members of Parliament. It is a permanent and regular committee which is constituted from time to time according to the provisions of an Act of Parliament or Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business. The work done by the Indian Parliament is not only voluminous but also of a complex nature, hence a good deal of its work is carried out in these Parliamentary Committees.
Standing Committees are of the following kinds :
- Financial Standing Committees (FSC)
- Department Related Standing Committees (DRSC)
- Others Standing Committees (OSC)
Financial Standing Committees
There are three important Standing Committees dealing with financial affairs. All members are from Lok Sabha These committees involve further sub-committess
- Public Accounts Committee – It examines various expenditure reports and accounts under the purview of the Parliament. Till 1966-67, a senior member of the ruling party used to be appointed by the Speaker as Chairman of the Committee. In 1967, however, for the first time, a member from the Opposition in Lok Sabha, was appointed as the chairperson of the committee by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. This practice continues till date. Its functions are as follows :
- Estimates Committee – The committee on Estimates, constituted for the first time in 1950, is a committee consisting of 30 members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha from amongst its Members.
- Public Undertakings Committee – It analyses the accounts, and workings of the state owned PSU firms. It also keeps a check on the disinvestment policies of the various PSUs.
| S.No. | Committee | Chairperson | Composition | Tenure | Nominated / Elected | Sub-Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Accounts | MP Mallikarjun Kharge | 22 members
(15 LS + 7 RS) |
1 Year | Elected from Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha MPs | Sub-Committee – I : Non Compliance in Timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs & Excess Expenditure
Sub-Committee – II : Direct and Indirect Taxes Sub-Committee – III : Implementation of Recommendations of PAC Sub-Committee – IV : Railways |
| 2 | Estimates Committee | MP Murli Manohar Joshi | 30 members (LS) | 1 Year | Elected from Lok Sabha MPs | Sub-Committee – I : Drought situation in the country pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Sub-Committee – II : Education with special reference to the recent development regarding autonomy in Education |
| 3 | Public Undertakings Committee | MP Shanta Kumar | 22 members
(15 LS + 7 RS) |
1 Year | Elected from Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha MPs | *Currently None* |
Department-related Standing Committees
There are 24 Department-related Standing Committees (DRSCs). Each of these committees have 31 members - 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha. These members are to be nominated by the Speaker of Lok Sabha and the Chairman of Rajya Sabha respectively. The term of office of these committees does not exceed one year.
| S.No. | Committee | Chairperson | Tenure | Nominated / Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Committee on Agriculture [8] | MP Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | 1 year | Nominated |
| 2 | Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers [9] | MP Anandrao Adsul | 1 year | Nominated |
| 3 | Committee on Coal and Steel [10] | MP Rakesh Singh | 1 year | Nominated |
| 4 | Committee on Commerce | MP Naresh Gujral | 1 year | Nominated |
| 5 | Committee on Defence | MP Kalraj Mishra | 1 year | Nominated |
| 6 | Committee on Energy | MP Kambhampati Haribabu | 1 year | Nominated |
| 7 | Committee on External Affairs | MP Shashi Tharoor | 1 year | Nominated |
| 8 | Committee on Finance | MP Veerappa Moily | 1 year | Nominated |
| 9 | Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | MP J. C. Divakar Reddy | 1 year | Nominated |
| 10 | Committee on Health and Family Welfare | MP Ram Gopal Yadav | 1 year | Nominated |
| 11 | Committee on Home Affairs | MP P. Chidambaram | 1 year | Nominated |
| 12 | Committee on Human Resource Development | MP Satyanarayan Jatiya | 1 year | Nominated |
| 13 | Committee on Industry | MP Ramchandra Prasad Singh | 1 year | Nominated |
| 14 | Committee on Information Technology | MP Anurag Thakur | 1 year | Nominated |
| 15 | Committee on Labour | MP Kirit Somaiya | 1 year | Nominated |
| 16 | Committee on Personnel, Public Governances, Law and Justice | MP Bhupender Yadav | 1 year | Nominated |
| 17 | Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas | MP Pralhad Joshi | 1 year | Nominated |
| 18 | Committee on Railways | MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay | 1 year | Nominated |
| 19 | Committee on Rural Development | MP Ponnusamy Venugopal | 1 year | Nominated |
| 20 | Committee on Science & Technology and Environment & Forests | MP Anand Sharma | 1 year | Nominated |
| 21 | Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment | MP Ramesh Bais | 1 year | Nominated |
| 22 | Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture | MP Derek O’Brien | 1 year | Nominated |
| 23 | Committee on Urban Development | MP Pinaki Misra | 1 year | Nominated |
| 24 | Committee on Water Resources | MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 1 year | Nominated |
Other Standing Committees
| S.No. | Committee | Chairperson | Composition | Tenure | Nominated / Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Advisory Committee | MP Sumitra Mahajan | 15 members | Not fixed. May continue in office till reconstituted. | Nominated |
| 2 | Committee of Privileges | MP Meenakshi Lekhi | 15 members | Not fixed. May continue in office till reconstituted. | Nominated |
| 3 | Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House | MP P Karunakaran | 15 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 4 | Committee on Empowerment of Women | MP Bijoya Chakravarty | 30 members
(20 LS+ 10 RS) |
1 Year | Nominated |
| 5 | Committee on Government Assurances | MP Ramesh Pokhriyal | 15 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 6 | Committee on Papers Laid on the Table | MP Chandrakant Khaire | 15 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 7 | Committee on Petitions | MP Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 15 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 8 | Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions | MP M Thambidurai | 15 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 9 | Committee on Subordinate Legislation | MP Dilip Kumar Gandhi | 15 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 10 | General Purposes Committee ** | MP Sumitra Mahajan | Varies | Not fixed. | Ex-Officio |
| 11 | House Committee | MP Suresh Angadi | 12 members | 1 Year | Nominated |
| 12 | Joint Committee on Offices of Profit | MP Kalraj Mishra | 15 members
(10 LS+ 5 RS) |
For the duration of one Lok Sabha | Elected |
| 13 | Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowance of MPs | MP Bandaru Dattatreya | 15 members
(10 LS+ 5 RS) |
1 Year | Nominated |
| 14 | Library Committee | MP Prem Das Rai | 9 members
(6 LS+ 3 RS) |
1 Year | Nominated |
| 15 | Rules Committee | MP Sumitra Mahajan | 15 members | Not fixed. May continue in office till reconstituted. | Nominated |
| 16 | Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes | MP Kirit Premjibhai Solanki | 30 members
(20 LS+ 10 RS) |
1 Year | Elected |
** In each House there is a GPC. All members are ex-officio members by virtue of being chairmen of respective standing committees and leaders of respective parties.
Ad hoc Committees
As of August 2018, the following Ad-hoc Committees are in operation:
| S.No. | Committee | Chairperson | Tenure | Composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Committee on Ethics | MP Lal Krishna Advani | 1 year | 15 members
(15 LS ) |
| 2 | Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex | MP A.P. Jithender Reddy | 1 Year | 15 members
(10 LS + 5 RS) |
| 3 | Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National leaders and Parliamentarians | MP Sumitra Mahajan | For the duration of one Lok Sabha | 12 members
(8 LS + 4 RS) |
| 4 | Committee on MP Local Area Development Scheme | MP M Thambidurai | 1 Year | 24 members |
| 5 | Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Lok Sabha | MP P Kumar | For the duration of one Lok Sabha | 10 members |
| 6 | Joint Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex | MP Sumitra Mahajan | For the duration of one Lok Sabha | 10 members
(7 LS + 3 RS) |
| 7 | Joint Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex | MP Sumitra Mahajan | 1 Year | 10 members
(7 LS + 3 RS) |
| 8 | Railway Convention Committee | MP Bhartruhari Mahtab | For the duration of one Lok Sabha | 18 members
(12 LS + 6 RS) |
| 9 | Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha | MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao | For the duration of one Lok Sabha | 15 members |
| 10 | Committee to Inquiry into the Improper Conduct of a Member | MP Kirit Somaiya | **For the year 2016 only** | 9 members |
Notable Ad-hoc Committees established by executive order
Pre-independence
| Committee | Appointed in | Submitted report in | Mandate | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlatt Committee | 1918 |
After Independence
| Committee | Appointed in | Submitted report in | Summary | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shah Nawaz Committee | 1955 | 1956 | The three-member committee was formed by the Nehru-government to address the public demand to investigate the disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose. The committee was led by Shah Nawaz Khan, and included Suresh Chandra Bose, brother of Subhas, and S. N. Maitra.[14] | The committee came to the conclusion that Bose was killed in a plane crash. But, Suresh Chandra Bose did not agree with the report.[15] |
| Balwant Rai Mehta Committee | 1957 | 1957 | Examine the working of the Community Development Programme and the National Extension Service | Establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralisation' (Panchayati Raj) |
| Ashok Mehta Committee | 1977 | 1978 | In December 1977, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta. | The committee submitted its report in August 1978 and made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country |
| Narasimham Committee on Banking Sector Reforms | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| Sachar Committee | 2005 | 2006 | Examine social, economic and educational condition of the Muslim community of India | |
| Srikrishna Committee on Telangana | 2010 | 2010 | The committee was formed to look into the demand for separate statehood for Telangana or keep the State united in the present form, Andhra Pradesh. | |
| Naresh Chandra Committee | 2012 | Defense reforms |
See also
References
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