In-Depth: Parliamentary Committees | 28 September, 2024
Summary
TLDRThis video offers an in-depth look at the role of parliamentary committees in India's legislative system. It explains how these committees handle complex issues by engaging with experts and government officials, ensuring thorough scrutiny of policies. The video highlights recent changes in committee chairmanships and describes how members are appointed. With 24 standing committees, these bodies contribute significantly to governance by discussing matters that cannot be fully addressed in Parliament sessions. The video also touches on the history of parliamentary committees, tracing their origins to the British Parliament.
Takeaways
- 🏛️ The Parliament of India has a supreme legislative body with visible work televised during the budget, Monsoon, and winter sessions.
- 🔍 Parliamentary committees are crucial forums for in-depth discussion on complex matters with technical expertise, often behind closed doors.
- 📈 There are 24 departmentally-related parliamentary standing committees, each overseeing a set of Ministries and examining policy issues.
- 🛠️ These committees were first established in 1993 to help Parliament manage the growing complexity of governance.
- 🗣️ Parliamentary committees are critical as they allow for detailed discussion and scrutiny, which is not always possible in the full Parliament due to the large number of members.
- 📝 Each standing committee consists of up to 31 members, with 10 nominated by the chairman from the Rajya Sabha and 21 by the speaker from the Lok Sabha.
- 📑 Committees review demands for Grants, examine bills, consider annual reports, and long-term policy documents related to their Ministries.
- 🔄 Recent changes have been made in the membership of several parliamentary committees, with new chairpersons appointed.
- 👥 The nomination process for committee members involves mutual agreement among parties, with leaders submitting names for consideration by the presiding officers.
- 📜 The practice of parliamentary committees has roots in the British Parliament, with the first committee formed in 1571 and the Public Accounts committee in 1861.
Q & A
What is the primary function of parliamentary committees in India?
-Parliamentary committees in India provide a forum for members to engage with domain experts and government officials, helping them to better understand complex matters that often require technical expertise. They also help in building consensus across political parties and are critical for scrutinizing and preparing detailed discussions on various subjects.
How often does the Indian Parliament meet?
-The Indian Parliament meets for three sessions in a year: the budget, monsoon, and winter sessions.
What are the closed-door meetings of parliamentary committees used for?
-Closed-door meetings of parliamentary committees allow members to freely question and discuss issues without the public eye, facilitating open and frank discussions.
How many departmentally related parliamentary standing committees are there in India?
-There are 24 departmentally related parliamentary standing committees in India.
When were the parliamentary standing committees first set up in India?
-The parliamentary standing committees were first set up in 1993 in India.
What is the maximum number of members allowed in each standing committee of the Indian Parliament?
-Each standing committee of the Indian Parliament consists of not more than 31 members.
Who nominates the members of the standing committees from the Rajya Sabha?
-The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha nominates 10 members from the Rajya Sabha to each standing committee.
What are the responsibilities of the standing committees regarding the related Ministries and departments?
-The standing committees are responsible for considering and reporting on the demands of Grants of the related Ministries and departments, examining bills, and considering annual reports and policy documents referred to them.
Who was appointed as the chairman of the committee on education, women, children, sports, and youth affairs?
-Digvijay Singh was appointed as the chairman of the committee on education, women, children, sports, and youth affairs.
What is the process for nominating members to the parliamentary committees?
-The parties mutually agree and leaders submit names of members for consideration by the presiding officers. The presiding officers then nominate members to the committees, ensuring that a member doesn't serve on a committee for more than two terms in a row.
What is the origin of the institution of parliamentary committees?
-The institution of parliamentary committees has its origins in the British Parliament, with the first parliamentary committee constituted in 1571 and the Public Accounts committee established in 1861.
Outlines
🏛️ Parliament's Committees: An Overview
The script introduces the role of parliamentary committees in India, which are crucial for handling complex matters requiring technical expertise. These committees provide a platform for members to engage with experts and officials, and they help build consensus across parties. They operate behind closed doors, allowing for open discussion and scrutiny of policy issues. There are 24 department-related standing committees, each overseeing a set of ministries. Established in 1993, they examine policy issues and make suggestions to the government. The script also explains the composition of these committees, with members nominated by the chairman and the speaker, and their responsibilities, which include examining bills, annual reports, and policy documents.
📜 Recent Changes in Parliamentary Committees
This part of the script details recent changes in the membership of various parliamentary committees. New chairpersons have been appointed to committees on subjects such as personal public grievances, law and justice, commerce, home affairs, health and family welfare, education, industry, science, technology, environment, agriculture, chemicals and fertilizers, coal and steel, defense, energy, external affairs, finance, food and public distribution, communications and information technology, labor, textiles, skill development, petroleum and natural gas, railways, rural development, social justice and empowerment, urban development, and water resources. The script also explains the process of nominating members to these committees, which involves mutual agreement between parties and the submission of names by leaders for consideration by the presiding officers. The script concludes with a brief historical note on the origin of parliamentary committees in the British Parliament.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Parliament
💡Parliamentary Committees
💡Monsoon Session
💡Rajasabha
💡Lok Sabha
💡Standing Committees
💡Reconstituted
💡Public Accounts Committee
💡Presiding Officers
💡Parliamentary Bulletin
💡British Parliament
Highlights
Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India and its work is divided into televised sessions and parliamentary committees.
Parliamentary committees provide a forum for members to engage with domain experts and government officials.
Committees have closed-door meetings allowing members to freely question and discuss issues.
There are 24 departmentally related parliamentary standing committees overseeing a set of Ministries.
Parliamentary standing committees were first set up in 1993 to help Parliament keep pace with governance complexity.
Committees are critical as they allow for more detailed discussion than the full Parliament.
Each standing committee consists of not more than 31 members, with 10 nominated by the chairman and 21 by the speaker.
Committees consider and report on the demands of Grants of related Ministries and departments.
They also examine bills and annual reports of ministries, as well as long-term policy documents.
Recent changes were made in the membership of several parliamentary committees.
Brijlal was appointed as chairman of the committee on personnel, public grievances, law, and justice.
Radha Mohan Singh has been appointed as chairman of the committee on home affairs.
Ram Gopal Yadav is the new chairman of the committee on health and family welfare.
Digvijay Singh is now the chairman of the committee on education, women, children, sports, and youth affairs.
The process of nominating members to committees involves mutual agreement among parties and leaders submitting names.
The presiding officers nominate members to the committees, ensuring a fair representation.
The institution of parliamentary committees has its origins in the British Parliament, dating back to 1571.
The Public Accounts committee, a key parliamentary committee, was established in 1861.
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Transcripts
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hello and welcome viewers you're
watching in depth with your host kti
Mishra Parliament is a supreme
legislative body of India the visible
part of parliament's work takes place on
the floor of the house in a year
Parliament means for the budget Monsoon
and winter sessions this part of
parliament's work is televised and
closely watched however Parliament has
another important Forum its
parliamentary committees through which a
considerable amount of its work gets
done recently few changes were made in
the membership of few of these
committees in the next 15 minutes let me
take you through all these important
changes come
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along Parliament deliberates on complex
matters that often need technical
expertise for better understanding
parliamentary committees provide members
The Forum to engage with domain experts
and government officials in their
study these committees also help in
building consensus across political
parties committees have closed door
meetings that allow members to freely
question and discuss
issues there are 24 such departmentally
related parliamentary standing
committees each of them oversees a set
of
Ministries these parliamentary standing
committees were first set up in 1993 to
help Parliament keep Pace with the
growing complexity of governance they
also examine policy issues of respective
Ministries and make suggestions to the
government parliamentary committees are
extremely critical committees because
everything cannot be discussed in the
parliament because Parliament is a house
of so many members 543 in the Lo saaba
so uh it has a you know limited scope
for the members to discuss and moreover
you have to take on so many subjects one
after
another so the actually threadbear
discussion all the scrutinies and the
preparations are done in the
Parliamentary committees so those
sincere MPS they take parliamentary
committees very very
seriously constituted under rule 268
each of the standing committees of
parliament consists of not more than 31
members 10 of these members are
nominated by the chairman from the rajas
saaba and 21 members are nominated by
the speaker from the Lok Saba each
standing committee has to consider and
report on the demands of Grants of the
related Ministries and
departments the Committees examined
bills pertaining to related Ministries
and departments referred to the
committee by the chairman of rajasa or
the speaker of the loksabha the panels
also consider annual reports of the
ministry trees and apartments besides
this they also consider National basic
long-term policy documents presented to
the house if referred to the committee
by the chairman of the upper house or
the speaker of the Lok
saaba these committees have been
recently reconstituted let's take a look
at the
changes brial has been appointed as a
chairman of committee on personal public
grievances law and justice
ice doas has been appointed as
chairperson of the committee on
Commerce Radha moan Agarwal has been
appointed as chairman of committee on
home
Affairs Ram gopal yadav has been
appointed as chairman of committee on
Health and Family
welfare digvijay Singh has been
appointed as chairman of committee on
education women children Sports and
youth
Affairs thei SAA has been appointed as
chairman of the committee on
industry baneswar Kal has been appointed
as chairman of the committee on science
technology environment forest and
climate
change Sanjay Kumar Jaa has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on transport tourism and
culture charanjit sing channi has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on agriculture animal husbandry and food
processing Azad kti jha has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on chemicals and
fertilizers anurak Singh takur has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on coal and
steel Radha moan Singh has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on defense
Shang APPA chandu has been appointed as
chairman of the committee on
energy Dr Shashi harur has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on external
Affairs bhuari mahab has been appointed
as chairman of the committee on
finance Kimo karuna nidi has been
appointed as chairperson of the
committee on food consumer affairs and
public
distribution Dr nishikant dub has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on Communications and information
technology basav Raj bomai has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on labor textiles and skill
development tatkari sun datat has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on petroleum and natural
gas CM rames has been appointed as
chairman of the committee on
Railways saptagiri Sankar ulka has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on Rural Development and payti
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Raj PC moan has been appointed as
chairman of the committee on social
justice and
empowerment mangut Redi has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on Urban Development
ment Rajiv pratab Rudi has been
appointed as the chairman of the
committee on Water
Resources what are the changes made in
the membership of the Public Accounts
committee let's find
out KC venu gopal has been appointed as
chairman of the Public Accounts
committee beant Panda has been appointed
as chairman of the public undertakings
committee
Fagan sing kaste has been appointed as
chairman of the welfare of sc's and St
committee Ganesh Singh has been
appointed as chairman of the committee
on other backward
classes so how are the members nominated
to the respective committees well the
parties mutually agree and leaders are
then asked to submit names of the
members for consideration by the
presiding officers by a specific
date in suggesting names leaders
generally keep in mind that as far as
possible a member doesn't serve on a
committee for more than two terms in a
row so far as seats available to smaller
groups Independents and unattached
members are concerned the presiding
officers nominate members to the
Committees from amongst
them after receiving all the names the
presiding officers approve nomination of
members to various
committees the nominated members are
notified in parliamentary bulletin part
two they're also formally informed
individually as in the case with several
other practices of Indian parliamentary
democracy the institution of
parliamentary committees has also its
origins in the British
Parliament the first parliamentary
committee was constituted in
1571 in
Britain the Public Accounts committee
was established in 1861
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