STANDING
AND AD-HOC COMMITTEE - POLITY
News:
Standing Committee on
Economic Statistics renamed
What's
in the news?
● The
government said the Standing Committee on Economic Statistics has been renamed
as Standing Committee on Statistics.
Parliament
Committee:
● The
Parliament Committee is an essential part of the Indian government.
● They
support the legislature as it fulfils its duties.
● They
share the legislative mandate and are responsible for control, vigilance, and
supervision.
● A
Parliamentary Committee is a panel of
MPs that is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the
Speaker/Chairman.
● The
committee works under the direction of the Speaker/chairman and it presents its
report to the House or to the Speaker/chairman.
● Parliamentary
Committees have their origins in the
British Parliament.
● Article 105
deals with the privileges of MPs.
● Article 118
gives Parliament authority to make rules to regulate its procedure and conduct
of business.
Types
of Committees
● India’s
Parliament has multiple types of committees. They can be differentiated on the
basis of their work, their membership and the length of their tenure.
● However,
broadly there are two types of Parliamentary Committees such as
○ Standing
Committees
○ Ad
Hoc Committees.
Standing
Committees:
● The
Standing committees are permanent committees that are constituted by the Parliament every year or periodically to deal
with specific areas of public policy or administration.
● These
committees are constituted at the beginning of each session of Parliament and
continue until the end of the session.
● Standing
Committees can be classified into the following six categories:
○ Financial
Committees
○ Departmental
Standing Committees
○ Committees
to Enquire
○ Committees
to Scrutinise and Control
○ Committees
Relating to the Day-to-Day Business of the House
○ House-Keeping
Committees or Service Committees.
Ad-hoc
Committees:
● Ad
hoc committees are temporary committees
constituted for a specific purpose and for a limited period of time.
● These
committees are usually constituted to consider and report on a specific bill or
to inquire into a particular matter of public importance.
● These
committees are dissolved once they have completed their work.
● Ad
hoc committees can be divided into two
categories:
○ Inquiry
committees
○ Advisory
committees
Significance
of Parliamentary Committee:
● Provides
legislative expertise.
● Acting
as a Mini-Parliament.
● Instrument
for detailed scrutiny.
● Provides
a check on the government.