Joint Committees

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Joint Committees are parliamentary bodies in India composed of members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, formed to examine specific issues, bills, or matters of public importance in detail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliamentary committee of India
allows Dissenting notes
canBeReconstituted Yes
chairpersonFrom Usually Lok Sabha
composedOf Members of Lok Sabha
Members of Rajya Sabha
country India
decisionBy Majority vote
decisionMaking Collective
duration Dissolved after submission of report unless otherwise decided
formedBy Concurrence of Rajya Sabha
Motion adopted by Lok Sabha
governedBy Conventions of Indian Parliament
hasFunction Call witnesses
Make recommendations to Parliament
Scrutinize legislative proposals
Seek documents and records
Take evidence from experts
hasHead Chairperson
hasOutput Report
hasPower Call for papers and records
Examine government officials
Summon persons
hasType Ad hoc committee
Committee on specific bill
Investigative committee
languageOfWork English
Hindi
legalBasis Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha
meetingPlace Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
membershipDeterminedBy Parliament of India
membershipIncludes Opposition party MPs
Ruling party MPs
partOf Parliament of India
purpose Examine bills in detail
Examine matters of public importance
Examine specific issues in detail
reportsTo Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
reportSubmittedTo Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
surface form: Speaker of Lok Sabha
scope Specific bill or subject matter
subjectOf Joint Committee on 2G Spectrum
Joint Committee on Bofors
Joint Committee on Land Acquisition Bill
Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill

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Parliament of India hasCommitteeType Joint Committees