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19/08/24 11:43 AM IST

Lok Sabha Speaker constitutes six new parliamentary committees for 2024-25

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  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted six new Parliamentary Committees, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which keeps a close eye on government expenditure, to be headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal.
Parliamentary Committees for 2024-25
  • Public Account committee
  • Committee on Public Undertakings
  • Committee on Estimates
  • Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
  • Joint committee on Office of Profit
Chairpersons of the committee
  • BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandla constituency Dr Faggan Singh Kulaste has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee on the Welfare of scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
  • Similarly, a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Odisha’s Kendrapara, Baijyant Panda has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee on Public undertakings.
About Committee on Public Undertakings
  • The Committee on Public Undertakings is a financial standing committee of the Parliament.
  • It examines the reports and accounts of public sector undertakings (PSUs).
  • Its function is to review the performance of PSUs and assess the impact of PSUs on the economy and the lives of ordinary citizens. Senior Congress MP KC Venugopal has been appointed chairperson of the committee on Public accounts.
About Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
  • The PAC examines the appropriation accounts for the government’s railways, defence services, P&T department, and other civil ministries.
  • They also review the CAG reports on these accounts. BJP MP Dr Sanjay Jaiswal has been appointed as the Chair of the committee on Estimates.
  • The committee examines the budget estimates for each administrative department. It also suggests ways to improve efficiency and administrative reform.
Source- The Hindu

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