Parliamentary Committees System in India
Few Parliamentary Committees like Committee on Ethics, Committee on Privileges etc. have been in news.
About Parliamentary Committees
- Parliamentary committees are of two kinds - Standing Committees (Permanent in nature; Constituted every year; works on a continuous basis) and Ad Hoc Committees (Temporary in nature; Cease to exist on completion of the task assigned to them).
- Standing committees are further classified into financial committees (like Public Accounts committee, Estimates Committee and Committee on Public Undertakings), Departmental Standing committee (associated with ministry), House-keeping committees etc. whereas Ad hoc committees are mostly inquisitive or advisory in nature.
Important Parliamentary Committees, their functions and composition
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