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Parliamentary Committees (Conditions (U/d Speaker/Chairman's direction…
Parliamentary Committees
Conditions
U/d Speaker/Chairman's direction
Report submitted to House or Speaker/Chairman
Appointed/elected by house or nominated by Speaker/Chairman.
Secretariat provided by LS/RS
Types
STANDING COMMITTEES
Committee to Scrutinise & Control
Comtt. on Subordinate Legislation
Comtt. on Papers laid on the Table
Comtt. on Welfare of SC/STs
Comtt. on Women Empowerment
Comtt. on Govt. Assurances
Jt. Comtt. on Offices of Profit
Committees to Inquire
Committee on Petitions
Committee on Privileges
Ethics Committee
Committee relating to Day-to-Day Business of the House
Business Advisory Comtt.
Comtt. on Private Members' Bills & Resolutions
Rules Comtt.
Comtt. on Absence of Members
Departmental Standing Committees
House Keeping Committees
House Comtt
Library Comtt.
General Purposes Comtt.
Jt. Comtt.on Salaries & Allowances of Members
Financial Committees
Committee on Public Undertakings
Estimates Committee
Origin- 1921-> 1st EC post-independence-> John Mathai's recomm.
Only LS Members=30-> Election= PR by STV
Functions
Examine budget estimates+ suggest "economies" in public expenditure
Can examine estimates throughout the FY.
Suggest alternative policies
Limitations
Public Account Committees
Annual election of members by PR system by means of STV
1 Year office term.
Annual Audit report submitted to CAG-> Laid before Parl by President
3 Audit reports submitted by CAG-
:check:on Appropriation a/c;
:check:On Finance a/c
:check:On Public Undertakings
Estab- 1921 u/d GoI Act, 1919
22 members- 15 LS; 7 RS-> Election by PR-STV
Chairman appointed by Speaker- mainly selected from Opposition
Functions
Examine Appropriation a/c & Finance a/c.
Looks into the legality of the money disbursed
Examine a/c of state corp, trading & manufacturing projects & CAG's audit report on them.
Examine autonomous & semi-autonomous bodies
CAG's report on stores & stocks
Examine the extra money spent in FY than what's granted by LS.
Limitations
Not concerned with Policies
Post-mortem review
Can't review day-to-day business
Advisory recommendations
Non-executive body- can issue only "orders"
AD-HOC COMMITTEES
Inquiry Committees
Constituted by the Houses either on a motion or by Speaker/C'man.
Advisory Committees
Select/Jt.Committees on Bills.
Procedure laid down in the Rules of Procedure & Directions by Speaker/C'Man.