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Parliamentary standing committees reconstituted
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Five chairs changed, but who sits on them? The 21+10 committee rule GS2 Polity tests
Five committee chairs changed; TMC lost two chairmanships.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2013
What you need to know
2 ਮਿੰਟ
Parliament's standing committees have been reconstituted, with five chairpersons replaced.
The Trinamool Congress lost the chairmanship of two key committees in the exercise.
Departmentally related standing committees have 31 members each, 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, and scrutinise ministries' budgets and Bills.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Departmentally Related Standing Committees have 31 members each: 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
- They scrutinise ministries' budgets (Demands for Grants) and Bills referred to them.
- Five committee chairpersons were replaced in the latest reconstitution.
- The Trinamool Congress lost the chairmanship of two key committees.
- Ministers are not eligible to be members of these committees.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- Each Departmentally Related Standing Committee has 31 members, 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
- A Minister cannot be a member of these committees; a member who becomes a Minister ceases to be a member.
- These committees examine the budgets of ministries and scrutinise Bills referred to them.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS2 Polity: Parliament. Issue: reconstitution of standing committees and the shift of chairmanships between parties. Provision: committees of 31 members (21 LS, 10 RS) scrutinise budgets and Bills, extending Parliament's oversight of the executive. Implication: chairmanship distribution affects the quality of scrutiny and cross-party trust; way forward is to refer more Bills to committees and keep distribution transparent and convention-based.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Consider the following statements: The parliamentary Committee on public accounts
- consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha
- scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the Government
- examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: B
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Answer before you reveal
Consider the following statements about the Departmentally Related Parliamentary Standing Committees:
- Each committee has 31 members, 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
- A Minister can be nominated as a member of these committees.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: A — Correct: 1 only — Right: each committee has 31 members, 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, while Ministers are not eligible, so only statement 1 is correct. • 2 only — wrong: Wrong: statement 2 is false because a member who becomes a Minister must cease to be a committee member. • Both 1 and 2 — wrong: Wrong: statement 2 is false, since Ministers cannot be nominated to these committees. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Wrong: statement 1 is true, because the 21 plus 10 split is the standard composition.
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