Standing committee

Standing committee

Part of: Prelims and GS-II -Polity 

Context The Lok Sabha has sent the Bill which seeks to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 to a standing committee.

What are Parliamentary Committees?

• The parliamentary committee is a committee which is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker.
• It works under the direction of the Speaker and presents its report to the House or to the Speaker and the Secretariat.

Different types of committees:

• ‘Standing’ committees: They are usually reconstituted on an annual basis.
  • 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
  • They are further divided into financial committees and departmentally-related standing committees (DRSCs).
  • The three financial committees are the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings.
• ‘Select’ committees are formed for a specific purpose. That select committee ceases to exist once the Bill is disposed of.