RAJYA SABHA COMMITTEES – A PROFILE (2012) (Standing Committees and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK DONE RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI May, 2013/Vaisakha, 1935 (Saka) Hindi version of this publication is also available. RAJYA SABHA COMMITTEES – A PROFILE (2012) (Standing Committees and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK DONE (1st January to 31st December, 2012) RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI May, 2013/Vaisakha, 1935 (Saka) Committee Co-ordination Section Price: ` 150.00 Website:http://www.rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail :
[email protected] PREFACE This publication attempts to present, in a concise form, information about the activities of five Standing Committees as well as eight Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees being administered by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, for the period from 1st January to 31st December, 2012. 2. For the sake of better understanding, the material has been divided into thirteen chapters dealing with one Committee at a time. Each chapter gives information regarding composition of the Committee, subjects selected for examination, review of work done, Reports presented, etc. 3. After every chapter, Annexures containing details of the sittings of Committees and Sub-Committees, etc. have been appended. NEW DELHI; Shumsher K. Sheriff, May, 2013 Secretary-General. CONTENTS Chapter No. Name of the Committees Pages Chapter I Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1—16 Chapter II Committee on Petitions 17—22 Chapter III Committee