Parliamentary Consultative Committee

Parliamentary Consultative Committee

Subject: Polity

Context:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday gave a presentation on the Agnipath scheme of recruitment to the armed forces to the Parliamentary Consultative Committee.

About Consultative Committees:

• These are attached to the various ministries/department of the Central government
• Its membership encompasses members of both the houses.
• The Minister/Minister of State-in-Charge is the chairperson.
• It is a platform for informal consultations between government and members on policies and their implementation.
• These committees are formed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs who formulate guidelines for composition, structure and procedure as well. It is also responsible of holding of meeting during as well as between sessions.
• It is constituted normally after the formation of new Lok Sabha. Currently around 32 such committees are there.
• Sometimes informal consultative committees for railway zones are formed during session period only with MPs of the zone nominated as member