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LOK SABHA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (Other than Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA (2014-15) [Laid on the Table on 26.07.2016] LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI May, 2016/Vaisakha 1938 (Saka) LOK SABHA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (Other than Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA (2014-15) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI May, 2016/ Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) Cte. Coord. Br. No .50. © 2016 By Lok Sabha Secretariat Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition). PREFACE This brochure attempts to present in concise form information about the activities of Parliamentary Committees, other than the Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees, for the period from 1st June 2014 to 31st May, 2015. 2. The material has been arranged in two parts. Part-I contains two sections. Sections I & II present resume of the work done by the Standing Parliamentary Committees and the ad-hoc Committees respectively. Part-II of the brochure contains Appendices which give details of composition of the Committees/Sub-Committees, their sittings, subjects discussed and the composition of the various groups which undertook study visits, places and dates of visits. New Delhi; ANOOP MISHRA 12 May, 2016 Secretary-General 22 Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) CONTENTS PART-I REVIEW OF WORK DONE SECTION I STANDING COMMITTEES Work done by Parliamentary Committees (other than Financial and (ix) Departmentally Related Standing Committees) - At a Glance CHAPTER ONE Business Advisory Committee………………………………… 1 CHAPTER TWO Committee of Privileges ……………………………………… 3 CHAPTER THREE Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the 6 House………………………………………………………… CHAPTER FOUR Committee on Government Assurances ……………………… 8 CHAPTER FIVE Committee on Papers Laid on the Table …………………… 11 CHAPTER SIX Committee on Petitions ………………………………………. 14 CHAPTER SEVEN Committee on Private Members‟ Bills and Resolutions……… 16 CHAPTER EIGHT Committee on Subordinate Legislation…………… 19 CHAPTER NINE Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 22 Tribes……………………….. CHAPTER TEN Committee on Empowerment of Women……………… 26 CHAPTER ELEVEN General Purposes Committee ………………………………… 29 CHAPTER TWELVE House Committee …………………………………………….. 30 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Joint Committee on Offices of Profit …………………………. 31 CHAPTER FOURTEEN Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of 33 Parliament …………………………………………………….. CHAPTER FIFTEEN Rules Committee …………………………………………… 34 SECTION II AD-HOC COMMITTEES CHAPTER SIXTEEN Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by Railway 37 Undertaking to General Revenues (Railway Convention Committee) …………………………….. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development 40 Scheme………………………………………….. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House 43 Complex………………………………………………………. CHAPTER NINTEEN Committee on Ethics ……………………………………… 44 CHAPTER TWENTY Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits /Statues of National 46 Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex... CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Maintenance of Heritage 47 Character and Development of Parliament House Complex. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous 48 Behaviour of Government Officer with Members of Lok Sabha. CHAPTER TWENTY- Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) 50 THREE PART-II APPENDICES (A) Composition of Committees/ Sub-Committees I Business Advisory Committee…………………………… 55 II Committee of Privileges…………………………… 56 III Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the 57 House………………………………………………… IV Committee on Government Assurances ……………… 58 V Committee on Papers Laid on the Table……………… 59 VI Committee on Petitions…………………………………… 60 VII Committee on Private Members‟ Bills and Resolutions…… 61 VIII Committee on Subordinate Legislation………..…...……… 62 IX Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 63 Tribes……………………………… X Committee on Empowerment of Women………………… 65 XI General Purposes Committee…………………………… 66 XII House Committee………………………………………… 68 XIII Joint Committee on Offices of Profit…………………… 69 XIV Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of 70 Parliament………………………………………………. XV Rules Committee…………………………………………… 71 XVI Railway Convention Committee …………………………… 73 XVII Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development 74 Scheme……………………………………. XVIII Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House 75 Complex…………………………………………… XIX Committee on Ethics………………………………………… 76 XX Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/ Statues of National Leaders and 77 Parliamentarians in Parliament House complex…. XXI Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Maintenance of Heritage Character 78 and Development of Parliament House Complex. ………………………………………. XXII Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of 79 Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha. ….. XXIII Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)………….. 80 (B) Statement showing the details of Sittings of Committees/Sub-Committees XXIV Business Advisory Committee ………………………… 83 XXV Committee of Privileges………………………………… 85 XXVI Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the 86 House………………………………………………….. XXVII Committee on Government Assurances ………………… 87 XXVIII Committee on Papers Laid on the Table……… 89 XXIX Committee on Petitions……….. 92 . XXX Committee on Private Members‟ Bills and Resolutions…………….. 94 XXXI Committee on Subordinate Legislation……. 95 XXXII Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 96 Tribes…………………………………………… XXXIII Committee on Empowerment of Women……………… 100 XXXIV House Committee………………………………………… 102 XXXV Joint Committee on Offices of Profit……………………… 108 XXXVI Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of 110 Parliament………………………………………………… XXXVII Rules Committee………………………………………… 111 XXXVIII Railway Convention Committee………………………... 113 XXXIX Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development 114 Scheme………………………………….. XL Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House 116 Complex……………………………………………… XLI Committee on Ethics……………… 117 XLII Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of 118 Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha………………. XLIII Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)…………….. 119 (c) Statement showing the number of Sittings attended by each Member of the Committee XLIV Business Advisory Committee ………………………… 123 XLV Committee of Privileges………………………………….. 124 XLVI Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the 125 House…………………………………………………….. XLVII Committee on Government Assurances ………………… 126 XLVIII Committee on Papers Laid on the Table…………….. 127 XLIX Committee on Petitions……………… 128 L Committee on Private Members‟ Bills and Resolutions ……….. 129 LI Committee on Subordinate Legislation………….. 130 LII Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 131 Tribes…………………………………………… LIII Committee on Empowerment of Women………… 133 LIV House Committee……………………………………… 134 LV Joint Committee on Offices of Profit…………………….. 135 LVI Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of 136 Parliament………………………………………………… LVII Rules Committee …………………………………………… 137 LVIII Railway Convention Committee……….. 138 LIX Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development 139 Scheme………………………………….. LX Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House 140 Complex…………………………………………… LXI Committee on Ethics……………………. 141 LXII Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of 142 Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha…….. LXIII Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)………. 143 (D) Statement showing Study Visits undertaken by Committees/Sub-Committees LXIV Committee on Papers Laid on the Table………………………… 147 LXV Committee on Petitions……………………………………. 148 LXVI Committee on Subordinate Legislation…………………………… 149 LXVII Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled 151 Tribes…………………………………………… LXVIII Committee on Empowerment of Women……………… 154 LXIX House Committee……………. 160 LXX Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development 161 Scheme………………………………….. LXXI Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)………………….. 163 WORK DONE BY PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (OTHER THAN FINANCIAL AND DEPARTMENTALLY RELATED STANDING COMMITTEES) – AT A GLANCE Sl. Name of Committee No. of Original Action No. of Staff No. Sittings Reports Taken Study Strength Reports Visits under- Sancti Act taken oned ual 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Business Advisory Committee 20 19 - - 18 13 (Table Office) 2. Committee of Privileges 04 - - - 11 13^ 3. Committee on Absence of Members 02 02 - - 3 - from the sittings of the House (Table Office) 4. Committee on Government 10 13 - - * 08 Assurances 5. Committee on Papers Laid on the 11 02 - 1 22@@ 08 Table @ (CB-II ) 6. Committee on Petitions 10 02 01 01 08 08 7. Committee on Private Members‟ Bills 11 11 - - 07 10 and Resolutions (LB-II) 8. Committee on Subordinate 09 03 02 02 - 08 Legislation 9. Committee on Welfare of Scheduled 14 - 04 02 13 11 Castes & Scheduled Tribes 10. Committee on Empowerment of 12 01 02 02+1 07 05 Women Local visit 11. General Purposes Committee - - - - 10 08 (CB-I) 12. House Committee 12 - - 01 11 14 (MS Branch) 13. Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 06 01 - - 22@@ @ (CB-II)