In the Indian Parliament, a Standing committee is a committee consisting of Members of Parliament (MP). It is a permanent and regular committee which is constituted from time to time according to the provisions of an Act of Parliament or Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business. The work done by the Indian Parliament is not only voluminous but also of a complex nature, hence a great deal of its work is carried out in these Parliamentary committees. Both Houses of Parliament,

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

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, have similar committee structures with a few exceptions. Their appointment, terms of office, functions and procedures of conducting business are broadly similar. These standing committees are elected or appointed every year, or periodically by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the

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, or as a result of consultation between them. There are two types of Parliamentary committee, the Standing committee and the Ad hoc committee. # The Standing committees are constituted every year or frequently and they work on continuous basis. # Ad hoc committees are temporary and created for specific task. Once that task is completed, the ad hoc committees cease to exist.

Classification

Standing committees are broadly classified as follows: * Standing committee of

* Standing committee of

* Departmentally related Standing committee under

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By functions

Based on the functions, standing committees can be broadly classified in following categories: * committees to Enquire * committees to scrutinise and control * committees relating to day-to-day business of the House * House Keeping committees * Passing a Bill * Department wise committee to scrutiny Union budget.

References

Committees of the Parliament of India Standing committees

Classification

By functions

See also

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