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Context: The Rajya Sabha Secretariat is considering changing the rules governing the Departmentally-Related Standing Committees’ (DRSC) tenure to make it to two years from the present one year so that the panels have enough time to work on the subjects selected by them. Key Points
Reason for Extension: The tenure of all the DRSCs of Parliament is ending on 11th September, 2020 and they can’t hold deliberations till new panels are formed.
Options Being Considered
Origin: On the recommendation of the Rules Committee of the Lok Sabha, 17 DRSCs were set up in the Parliament in 1993. In 2004, seven more such committees were set up, thus increasing their number from 17 to 24.
Departmental Standing Committees: Out of the 24 standing committees, 8 work under the Rajya Sabha and 16 under the Lok Sabha.
Members: Each standing committee consists of 31 members (21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha). The members of the Lok Sabha are nominated by the Speaker, just as the members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the Chairman from amongst its members
Tenure: The term of office of each standing committee is one year from the date of its constitution.
Role
New Draft Guidelines: Recently, Rajya Sabha secretariat prepared new draft guidelines for its standing committees. The guidelines are still under review by the Lok Sabha Speaker. This may include:
About Parliamentary Committees
Standing Committees : Permanent (constituted every year or periodically) and work on a continuous basis. They can be categorized into following broad groups
Ad Hoc Committees: Temporary and cease to exist on completion of the task assigned.
Road Ahead
By: Shubham Tiwari ProfileResourcesReport error
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