Standing Committee

Opposition To Head 5 Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Committees, BJP Gets 3

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 14, 2019

Opposition members of Rajya Sabha will chair five of the eight Department Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) of the upper house which were approved by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Key Parliamentary Panels

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 14, 2019

Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.

BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Parliamentary Panels

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 14, 2019

Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.

Lok Sabha Passes Teachers Reservation Bill

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 2, 2019

A resolution moved by the Congress leader Adhir Rajan Chowdhury to refer the bill to the standing committee was rejected by the House.

"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...

Meat Shops To Be 150 Metres Away From Temples, Says BJP-Ruled Civic Body

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

The standing committee of the BJP-led south corporation on Friday cleared a revised policy for getting health licences for meat shops, which now mandates an increase in the minimum distance between them and religious places.

Notes Ban Impact Was "Transient", RBI Governor Tells Lawmakers: Sources

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Citing strong fundamentals, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel told a group of lawmakers on Tuesday that the impact of demonetisation was "transient" and the economy had registered a robust credit growth of 15 per cent this fiscal, sources told NDTV. The RBI chief, seen to be at odds with the government over a range of issues includin...

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.

RBI Governor Asked To Appear Before Parliamentary Panel On Bank Scams

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from PTI) | Tuesday April 17, 2018

A parliamentary panel has asked Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel to appear before it on May 17 to clarify on recent banking scams, people familiar with the matter said. The standing committee on finance, headed by Congress leader M Veerappa Moily, today raised queries about the banking sector with financial services secretary Rajiv Kumar

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.