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Bills in Committee stage

  • June 19, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Bills in Committee stage

Subject : Polity

Section: Parliament

Context:

  • It’s the government that decides to send Bills to Standing Committees, said Loksabha Speaker in a recent interview.

 Parliament functioning in recent years 

  • During the pandemic, the duration of sittings was reduced but the Lok Sabha clocked 167% productivity, which was a record high.
  • There are frequent complaints by the Opposition that not enough Bills are being sent to parliamentary committees.

Procedure for passing a bill:

  • Every  ordinary  bill  has  to  pass  through  the  five  stages  in the Parliament before it finds a place on the Statute Book.After first reading , a bill can be referred to a parliamentary committee .
  • Committee Stage:The  usual  practice  is  to  refer  the  bill  to  a  select  committee  of  the House.
    • This  committee  examines  the  bill  thoroughly  and  in  detail, clause  by  clause.
    • It  can  also  amend  its  provisions,  but  without altering  the  principles  underlying  it.
    • After  completing  the  scrutiny and discussion, the committee reports the bill back to the House.

Parliamentary standing committee:

  • Broadly,  parliamentary  committees  are  of  two  kinds–Standing Committees  and  Ad  Hoc  Committees.
    • The  former  are  permanent (constituted  every  year  or  periodically)  and  work  on  a  continuous basis,  while  the  latter  are  temporary  and  cease  to  exist  on completion of the task assigned to them
  • The Constitution of India makes a mention of these committees at different places, but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc. All these matters are dealt by the rules of two Houses.
  • Accordingly, a parliamentary committee means a committee that:
    • Is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker / Chairman
    • Works under the direction of the Speaker / Chairman
    • Presents its report to the House or to the Speaker / Chairman
    • Has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha
  • There are 24 DRSCs — 16 from Lok Sabha and 8 from Rajya Sabha. Each committee has 21 MPs from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
  • The role: Given the volume of legislative business and the time constraints it is not possible for MPs to discuss and scrutinise all bills in the House.
  • Parliamentary committees, either formed for a specific bill (select committee) or permanent (standing committees that are reconstituted annually) allow for a scrutiny with the possibility of tapping subject experts from outside and other stakeholders in an environment where MPs are not bound by party positions or whips.
Bills in Committee stage Polity

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