Other Parliamentary Standing Committee - Part 2

Other Parliamentary Standing Committee - Part 2

Under Other Parliamentary Standing Committees – Part 1, we have discussed some parliamentary committees such as Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House, Business Advisory Committee, Committee on Empowerment of Women, House Committee, Committee on Benefits Going to the Joint Committee related to posts etc. Other Parliamentary Standing Committees – Under Part 2 (Other Parliamentary Standing Committee – Part 2), we will know about the rest of the other Parliamentary Standing Committees.

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8. Ethics Committee

The success of democracy in any democratic nation is based on the impeccable integrity, credibility of its members and their conduct inside and outside the Parliament House. If we talk about it, in the perspective of the members of Parliament, there should be generally qualities like honesty, integrity, compassion and ethical conduct.

According to the Second Administrative Reforms Committee, "Acharan is such a standard set, which is determined by the society itself and which helps the society in the guidance of behavior, choice and work."

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Ethics Committee of the Rajya Sabha by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, ethics was defined as follows: “Ethics is a very broad expression. There is no such legal and technical matter which can be implemented. It is a matter of voluntary compliance with honesty and integrity.

• India's first Ethics Committee was formed on 4 March 1997.
• The committee consists of 15 members, who are elected from the Lok Sabha.
• Investigate every complaint regarding unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha referred to the Committee by the Speaker and make such recommendations as it deems fit.
• It will frame a code of conduct for the members and suggest amendments or add new provisions to the code of conduct from time to time.

9. Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

• The committee consists of 15 members, out of which 10 members are elected from the Lok Sabha and 5 members are elected from the Rajya Sabha.
• The Committee, in consultation with the Central Government, makes rules for providing travel, daily allowance, accommodation, medical, telephone, post, water, electricity, constituency related and secretarial facilities etc. to the members of both the Houses.

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10. Library Committee

• The library was established in 1921 to meet the information needs of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.
• On November 21, 1950, the Library Committee was constituted by the Speaker's announcement in the Interim Parliament.
• The Library Committee has been constituted under the 'Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha'.
• There are a total of 9 members in the committee, out of which 6 members are nominated from the Lok Sabha and 3 members from the Rajya Sabha.
• The committee is constituted every year.
• The selection of the chairman of the committee is done by the chairman. If the vice-president is a member of the committee, then he is made the chairman of the committee.
• The work of the committee is to consider and give advice on matters related to the library.
• To consider suggestions for improvement in the library.
• To ensure full use of the services available by the library by the Members of Parliament.

11. Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

• The committee has been constituted by 'Rule 305 A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha'.
• The committee consists of 15 members, who are elected from the Lok Sabha.
• The Committee examines whether those rules/acts have been followed in laying the papers on the Table of the House.
• The Committee also examines whether there has been any delay in laying the paper on the Table of the House. If there has been any such delay, have the details giving reasons for the delay been laid on the Table of the House and are those reasons satisfactory?
• The committee also sees whether both the Hindi and English versions of the letter have been laid on the table. If the Hindi version has not been laid on the table, have the reasons for the same been laid on the table and are those reasons satisfactory?

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12. Petition Committee

• There are a total of 15 members in the committee, who are elected from the Lok Sabha.
• The committee considers various petitions presented to the House and presents its report.
• The committee considers the representations sent by various individuals, organizations etc., which do not come under the rule related to petitions, and gives instructions to dispose of them.

13. Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions

• The committee consists of 15 members.
• The chairman of the committee is the vice-chairman.
• The task of the committee is to fix time for non-official members' bills and resolutions.
• Checking such bills with the intention of amending the constitution before presenting them.

14. Privileges Committee

Certain rights, privileges and immunities have been conferred upon each House of Parliament and its committees collectively and the members of each House individually, to enable them to discharge their duties efficiently, smoothly and effectively. Parliamentary Privileges Its purpose is to protect the independence, rights and dignity of the Parliament.

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• Under Article 105 of the Indian Constitution, rights and privileges have been given to both the Houses of the Parliament, its members and its committees.
• The committee consists of 15 members, who are elected from the Lok Sabha.
• The committee examines every question related to the breach of privilege of the House or any of its members or any member of its committee, which is assigned to it by the House or the Speaker. The committee investigates such matters and submits its report.

15. Rules Committee

• There are a total of 15 members in the committee including the chairman.
• The chairman of the committee is the speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• If the Vice President is not present in the committee as a member, he is invited to the meetings of the committee.
• The tenure of the committee is not fixed. It continues to work until reconstituted by the chairman.
• The Rules Committee considers the rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Lok Sabha House and submits its report.

16. Committee on Subordinate Legislation

• The committee consists of 15 members, who are nominated from the Lok Sabha.
• The committee was first constituted in December 1953.
• The term of the committee is one year.
• Effective control over the subordinate legislation by the Lok Sabha and its scrutiny is kept through the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
• The committee examines whether the powers given by the Parliament to make legislative rules, regulations, bye-laws, bye-laws etc. are being used properly by the executive.

17. Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

• The committee consists of 30 members, out of which 20 members are elected from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
• The members of the committee are elected by the single transferable vote system.
• The chairman of the committee is elected by the speaker of the Lok Sabha from among the members.
• No minister is elected as a member of the committee. If a member becomes a minister, then his position in the committee is considered vacant.
• The Committee is to consider the report submitted by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes under Article 338 (5) (d) and Article 338 A (5) (d) of the Constitution of India respectively and submit its report.
• The committee presents its report on the action taken by the Union and the State Governments on the measures proposed by the committee.
• Keeping in view the provisions of Article 335 of the Constitution of India, it also includes examining the measures taken by the Union Government for the due representation of the SC / ST class in the services and posts under the control of the Government of India.
• Submission of report regarding the working of the welfare program of the committee SC / ST.
• The committee also examines such cases, which it considers appropriate or which are referred to it by the Speaker of the House.

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