24 departmental Parliamentary Standing Committees were formed late on Thursday night for the year 2024-25 in the Modi government's third term. Each committee consists of members of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
The Congress had sought the chairmanship of 6 standing committees from the central government, but it has been given the chairmanship of four main panels. It includes committees on foreign affairs, education, agriculture and rural affairs.
Rahul Gandhi has been made a member of the Defense Affairs Committee. Sonia Gandhi's name is not in any committee.
BJP will chair 11 committees. TMC and DMK chaired 2 committees each. JDU, TDP, SP, Shiv Sena (Eknath), NCP (Ajit) have been given the chairmanship of one committee each.
Each departmental Parliamentary Standing Committee has 31 members, of whom 21 are elected from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The tenure of all these committees will be one year.
| Member of Parliament | Name of the Committee | |
| 1 | BJP MP Radha Mohan Singh (Chairman) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (member) |
Committee on Defense Affairs |
| 2 |
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (Chairman) BJP MP Arun Govil (member) Asaduddin Owaisi (member) |
Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| 3 | Congress MP Digvijay Singh | Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports |
| 4 | Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi | Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing |
| 5 | SP MP Ramgopal Yadav | Health and Family Welfare Committee |
| 6 |
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (Chairman) member |
Communications and Information Technology Committee |
| 7 | Congress MP Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka | Rural and Panchayati Raj |
| 8 | BJP MP Bhartrihari Mahtab | Finance Committee |
| 9 | BJP MP Anurag Thakur | Coal, Mines and Steel Committee |
| 10 | BJP MP Rajeev Pratap Rudy | Water Resources Committee |
| 11 | DMK MP Tiruchi Siva | Committee on Industry |
| 12 | BJP MP Dr. Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal | Home Affairs Committee |
| 13 | TMC MP Dola Sen | Committee on Commerce |
| 14 |
BJP MP CM Ramesh |
Committee on Railway Affairs |
| 15 |
NCP (Ajit) MP Sunil Tatkare |
Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| 16 | TDP MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy | Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 17 | Shiv Sena (Eknath) MP Srirang Appa Chandu Barney | Committee on Energy |
| 18 | TDP MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy | Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 19 | BJP MP Bhuvneshwar Kalita | Science and Technology, Environment Committee |
| 20 | JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha | Transport, Tourism and Culture Committee |
| 21 | BJP MP Basavaraj Bomai | Committee on Climate Change and Labour |
| 22 | BJP MP PC Mohan | Social Justice and Empowerment Committee |
| 23 | BJP MP Brij Lal | Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Committee |
| 24 | DMK MP K. Kanimozhi | Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Committee |
Parliamentary Standing of Govt Questions and Answers related to Committee…
Question: In government How sectional Are there parliamentary standing committees? Answer: There are a total of 24 Departmental Parliamentary Standing Committees associated with all the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India. These committees are of two types – first – standing committee, second – ad hoc committee. Ad Hoc Committees are formed for some specific work. Once that task is completed the committee is dissolved.
Question: Are there separate committees in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha? Answer: A total of 24 Parliamentary Standing Committees are divided into two parts. There are 16 committees in the Lok Sabha, while 8 committees work under the Rajya Sabha.
Question: This committeeHow many members are there in? Answer: Each of these committees consists of 31 members, of whom 21 are elected from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The tenure of all these committees is not more than one year.
Question: Who selects the committee members? Answer: Members of the Standing Committee, also known as the Panel of MPs. He is nominated by the Speaker of the House. They work as per the instructions of the Chairman.
Question: What is the tenure of the committee? Answer: There are total 50 parliamentary committees in Parliament. It consists of 3 Finance Committees, 24 Departmental Committees, 10 Standing Committees and 3 Ad Hoc Committees whose tenure is one year. The tenure of 4 ad hoc committees and 1 standing committee is 5 years. Also, the tenure of other 5 Standing Committees is not fixed.
Question: Parliamentary CommitteeWhat is the job of? Answer: Each department has different committees. The main work of this committee is to investigate irregularities in related matters, make new suggestions and draft new rules and regulations.
Example: Congress leader KC Venugopal chairs Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC). This committee Recently came into discussion. There were reports that the PAC may look into the allegations against Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch. The PAC is preparing to question officials of the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs in this matter. Butch may be summoned to appear before the PAC by the end of September for an investigation into the matter.
Question: Parliamentary CommitteeWhere did he get these rights? Answer: The MPs (committee members) included in the Parliamentary Standing Committees have two rights under the Constitution. First Article 105 – It gives MPs special right to interfere in any business. Under which they give their opinions and suggestions in the committee. Second Article 118- It empowers Parliament to make rules and laws for the functioning of Parliament.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday (August 17) constituted 5 new parliamentary committees for the year 2024-25. These committees will scrutinize government expenditure. Appointment of chairpersons and members of all committees Congress MP KC Venugopal has also been made the chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). PACs are usually headed by senior leaders of the main opposition parties.
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