Parliamentary Standing Committee

Shashi Tharoor Declines To Be Member Of External Affairs Committee: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 11, 2019

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has declined to be a member of the parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs, PTI sources said on Friday.

"Explain Objective Of Air Strike To World," Parliamentary Panel Tells Foreign Ministry

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday March 2, 2019

The Parliamentary Standing Committee has told the External Affairs Ministry to "emphatically" assert before the international community that the Indian Air Force (IAF) crossed the border on February 26 not to attack Pakistan but terror camps on its territory.

Finance Ministry Told To Make Reports On Black Money Public

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday February 21, 2019

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs has directed the Union Finance Ministry to make separate reports on black money filed by three research institutes -- the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, National Institute of Financial Management and the National Council of Applied Economic Research -- available to the publi...

Note-Ban Impact Transient: RBI Chief Urjit Patel To Parliament Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 27, 2018

RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Tuesday appeared before a parliamentary panel to brief on demonetisation and NPA situation in the public sector banks, among other issues, sources said.

"Sad And Bad For Economy If RBI Chief Resigns": Congress' Veerappa Moily

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday November 19, 2018

India will send a "bad signal" to the global markets if the chief of the central bank, Urjit Patel, resigned over alleged attempts by the government to change rules for tighter control of the RBI, said Congress leader Veerappa Moily, who is also the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on finance.

M Venkaiah Naidu Reconstitutes 8 Parliamentary Panels

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday reconstituted eight department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees that are serviced by the upper house of Parliament, an official release said.

Lack Of Quorum Stops Parliamentary Panel From Adopting Doklam Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 10, 2018

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Thursday could not adopt the draft report on Doklam issue due to lack of quorum as most of the BJP members stayed away from the meeting.

Parliamentary Panel To Tour Border Areas In Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Next Month

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 30, 2018

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor which also includes Rahul Gandhi, will visit border areas in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh next month to take stock of the situation following the Doklam crisis with China, sources said.

Make 5-Year Military Training Must For New Government Officers: Panel To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 15, 2018

Taking note of alarming shortage of officers and other ranks in the armed forces, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended five-year compulsory military service for those aspiring for gazetted jobs in the state and central governments.

Himmat App For Women Safety Failed To Serve Purpose: Parliamentary Panel

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 11, 2018

A parliamentary panel has observed that the Himmat App, launched by the Delhi Police for women safety, has failed to serve the purpose as a very limited number of people registered as its users in a city of 19 million.

Parliamentary Panel For Removing 'No Detention' Policy, Common Guidelines For States

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 13, 2018

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development has backed the government's proposal to abolish the 'no detention policy' in schools.

Parliamentary Panel For Removing 'No Detention Policy', Common Guidelines For States

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 13, 2018

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development has backed the governments proposal to abolish the 'no detention policy' in schools.

Parliamentary Panel Pushes for Data Protection Legislation

Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 24, 2018

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in its draft report has urged the government to bring data protection legislation before Parliament at the earliest.

Parliamentary Panel Raises Questions Over Proxy Voting For NRIs

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 17, 2018

A parliamentary panel today questioned the "credibility" of proxy voting for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), saying it opened the doors for malpractices and added that the option of using technology or postal ballots could be explored instead.

Parliamentary Panel Pulls Up Railways For Free Passes In Luxury Trains

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 7, 2018

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has pulled up the Railways for giving "freeloaders" complimentary tickets to travel on luxury trains even though they have been running with an occupancy of just 30 per cent.