Average of 53% MPs attend meetings of 16 Parliamentary Standing Committees, PAC: data
An average of 53% of MPs attended meetings of 16 Parliamentary Standing Committees and the Public Accounts Committee since their reconstitution last September. Several meetings were postponed due to a lack of quorum, which requires a minimum of 11 members to be present. Prime Minister Modi has expressed disappointment over the absence of opposition members during crucial debates.
- ▪An average of 53% of MPs attended the meetings of 16 Standing Committees and the Public Accounts Committee.
- ▪Five meetings were postponed due to a lack of quorum, which requires at least 11 members present.
- ▪Attendance was notably better in the Standing Committees on Railways, Petroleum and Natural Gas, External Affairs, and Finance.
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An average of 53% of members were present in the meetings of 16 department-related Standing Committees and the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament to deliberate on various important subjects since their reconstitution last September, according to data on the Lok Sabha website.During this period, five meetings of these parliamentary committees were postponed due to a lack of quorum. A minimum of 11 members must be present to achieve a quorum. PM expresses disappointment over Opposition’s absence from debates over crucial Bills Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been raising the issue of ensuring that MPs attend parliamentary committees.According to the data, a meeting of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, scheduled to discuss ‘Self-reliance in telecom…
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