Government Business in Parliament

                  The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating, planning and arranging Government Business in both Houses of parliament.

Consultative Committees : 

                 Functioning of Consultative committees of Members of Parliament for various ministers is one of the functions allocated to the ministry of parliamentary affairs under the Govt. of    India (Allocation of Business ) Rules , 1961.  The main objective of these committees is to provide a forum for informal discussion between MEMBERS OF Parliament on the one hand ,and Ministers and senior officers of the Govt.  on the other hand , on the policies , principles and programmes of the govt. and the manner of their implementation.

     

                The minimum membership of a Consultative Committee is 10 and the maximum membership is 30. After the Constitution of the 15^th LOk Sabha, 35 Consulta5tive Committees attached to various Ministers have been constituted on 16^th September  ,2009.

                Ministry of parliamentary  Affairs nominates M.P’s on Committees ,councils, Boards and Commissions etc, set up by the Government of Indian in various Ministries.

 It conducts Youth Parliament Competition in various political parties at the Centre and the States.  15 All India Whips’ Conferences have been organized so far since 1952.  The last one was held on 10^th and 11^th February 2011 at Chandigarh.

                Ministry takes follow – up action on matters raised under Rule 377 of the Rules of procedure & procedure & of Business in Lok Sabha.  Also after ‘Question Hour’ in both Houses of Parliament , members raise matters of urgent public importance.  Though it is not  mandatory , Ministers sometimes react t to the points made by the members. 

              It ensures that the assurances, promises, undertakings , etc., given by the Ministers will be implemented.

              The Ministry of parliamentary affairs looks after the welfare on ailing Members of Parliament admitted for treatment in hospitals in Delhi.