Consultative Committee | 25 Feb 2020

The meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament for the Ministry of Steel was held on 24th February 2020.

Formation

These committees are constituted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
These are normally constituted after the new Lok Sabha is constituted.
This implies that these committees stand dissolved upon dissolution of every Lok Sabha and thus, are reconstituted upon the constitution of each Lok Sabha.

Composition

The guidelines regarding the composition, functions and procedures of these committees are formulated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
These consist of members of both the Houses of Parliament.
However, the membership of these committees is voluntary and is left to the choice of the members and the leaders of their parties.
The maximum membership of a committee is 30 and the minimum is 10.

Functions

These committees are attached to various ministries/departments of the Central Government.
The Minister/Minister of State in charge of the Ministry concerned acts as the chairman of the consultative committee of that ministry.
These provide a forum for informal discussions between the ministers and the members of Parliament on policies and programmes of the government and the manner of their implementation.
The Consultative Committees are not Parliamentary Committees. A parliamentary committee:
- Is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker/Chairman.
- Works under the direction of the Speaker/Chairman.
- Presents its report to the House or to the Speaker/Chairman.
- Has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha.