How many types of Parliamentary Committees are there?
There are different types of parliamentary committees which are mentioned in the table below:
Parliamentary Committee in India
The table given above can be helpful for IAS aspirants to remember fo UPSC 2020 as chances are always there for questions coming in Prelims from this section.
Standing Committees
As given above that there are six types of standing committees in India. They are permanent in nature.
The details of all of these are given below:
1. Financial Committees
There are three categories of Financial Committees:
2. Department Standing Committees
There are a total of 24 Departmental Standing Committees:- 8 under Rajya Sabha and 16 under Lok Sabha. The list of these committees is given in the table below:
Standing Committees – Departmental Committees
Functions of these 24 Departmental Standing Committees are:
Facts about Departmental Standing Committees:
3. Committees to Inquire
There are three types:
4. Committees to Scrutinize and Control
There are six types of these committees which are given below:
5. Committees relating to the day-to-day business of the house
There are four types of this committee mentioned below:
6. House-Keeping Committees
There are four types of this committee mentioned below:
Ad-Hoc Committees
There are two types of ad-hoc committees. They are temporary in nature.
The details of these committees are given below:
1.Inquiry Committees
These committees can be proposed by either house or can also be appointed by the speaker/chairman of the respective house. Few examples of Inquire Committees are:
2.Advisory Committees
These committees are select or joint committees appointed for the matters of bills. They report on particular bills. They are different from the inquiry committees as the procedure that they follow are laid down in the Rules of Procedure and also are directed by the Lok Sabha speaker or Rajya Sabha chairman.
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