Standing, consultative committees to be constituted soon: Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday asserted that department-related standing committees and consultative committees of Parliament will be constituted soon.

His remarks come against the backdrop of certain opposition leaders questioning the delay in constituting standing committees, which scrutinise the functioning of Union ministries.

Addressing an event of his ministry in New Delhi, he said in the past too, the standing committees and consultative committees have been formed around September 15 and there was no delay.

While a majority of the standing committees come under the Lok Sabha Secretariat, some are serviced by the Rajya Sabha.

Department-related standing committees deal with various Union ministries and scrutinise their budgetary allocations and bills introduced in Parliament. They also recommend the government to bring bills and make policies on important issues.

The consultative committees are chaired by the ministers in charge of their respective ministries and deal with issues related to the concerned ministries.