UPSC Articles
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.
