- Committees have been created so that Members of Parliament can discuss and debate on the working of a certain department of the government.
- Most of the committee's functions under the direction of the Speaker and are essentially committees of the Lok Sabha.
- Committees are classified under two heads Standing Committee and Adhoc Committees.
- Adhoc Committees are created for a temporary period.
- The Financial Committees of Parliament are Estimates Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertaking and 24 Departmental Related Committees.
- The Public Accounts Committee was set-up first in 1921, under the provisions of the Government of India. Act of 1919. At present, it consists of 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha). Since, 1967, a convention has developed whereby the Chairman of the Committee is selected invariably from the opposition.
- The first Estimates Committee was set-up in 1950. It has thirty members, all from the Lok Sabha only.
- The Committees on Public Undertakings was created in 1964 on the recommendations of the Krishna Menon Committee. It has 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha).
- In 1993, 17 Departmental Related Standing Committees were set-up. In 2004, 7 more committees were set-up. Thus, total 24 committees were set-up.
- Members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with all the committees except the Estimates Committee.
- In case, Speaker is a member of a committee, he becomes ex-office Chairman of the committee.
- Committees have been created so that Members of Parliament can discuss and debate on the working of a certain department of the government.
- Most of the committee's functions under the direction of the Speaker and are essentially committees of the Lok Sabha.
- Committees are classified under two heads Standing Committee and Adhoc Committees.
- Adhoc Committees are created for a temporary period.
- The Financial Committees of Parliament are Estimates Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertaking and 24 Departmental Related Committees.
- The Public Accounts Committee was set-up first in 1921, under the provisions of the Government of India. Act of 1919. At present, it consists of 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha). Since, 1967, a convention has developed whereby the Chairman of the Committee is selected invariably from the opposition.
- The first Estimates Committee was set-up in 1950. It has thirty members, all from the Lok Sabha only.
- The Committees on Public Undertakings was created in 1964 on the recommendations of the Krishna Menon Committee. It has 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha).
- In 1993, 17 Departmental Related Standing Committees were set-up. In 2004, 7 more committees were set-up. Thus, total 24 committees were set-up.
- Members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with all the committees except the Estimates Committee.
- In case, Speaker is a member of a committee, he becomes ex-office Chairman of the committee.