Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is one type of ad hoc parliamentary committee constituted by the Indian parliament .
19-501: JPC can refer to: Joint Parliamentary Committee in India JPC (emulator) , Java PC JPC (retailer) a German web-retailer of Jazz, Pop und Classic and now also books The Johnson Publishing Company , publishers of Ebony and Jet magazines Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , formerly Journal of Physics C , a peer-reviewed scientific journal Joseph Priestley College
38-540: A JPC may be different each time. A JPC can obtain evidence of experts, public bodies, associations, individuals or interested parties suo moto or on requests made by them. If a witness fails to appear before a JPC in response to summons , his conduct constitutes a contempt of the House. The JPC can take oral and written evidence or call for documents in connection with a matter under its consideration. The proceedings of parliamentary committees are confidential, but in
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76-642: A motion in the Lok Sabha on April 26, 2001, to put it in place. Senior BJP member Lt Gen Prakash Mani Tripathi (retd) was named the chairman. The committee held 105 sittings and gave its report on December 19, 2002. The committee recommended sweeping changes in stock market regulations. However, many of these recommendations were diluted later. The fourth JPC was set up in August 2003 to look into pesticide residues in soft drinks, fruit juice and other beverages and other essential things and to set safety standards. It
95-539: A person or production of a document. The first JPC was formed in August 1987 to investigate the Bofors scandal . It was chaired by Congress politician B. Shankaranand . It was formed on a motion moved by the then defence minister K.C. Pant in the Lok Sabha on August 6, 1987. The Rajya Sabha endorsed it a week later. The committee, held 50 sittings and gave its report on April 26, 1988. Opposition parties boycotted
114-518: Is formed when motion is adopted by one house and it is supported or agreed by the other house. Another way to form a Joint Parliamentary committee is that two presiding chiefs of both houses can write to each other, communicate with each other and form the joint parliamentary committee. The Lok Sabha members are double compared to Rajya Sabha . for e.g. If Joint Parliamentary committee has 10 Lok Sabha Members then 5 members will be from Rajya Sabha and total member of JPC will be 15. The strength of
133-603: Is headed by P.C. Chacko. It has 30 members. 15 opposition members belonging to BJP, JD (U), CPI, CPM, Trinamool Congress, BJD, DMK and the AIADMK in the 30-member panel accused P.C. Chacko of being "partisan" and demanded his removal (They submitted a memorandum to the Lok Sabha Speaker expressing their “no-confidence” ) as they criticised the draft report for giving clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. So PC Chacko agreed to amend
152-633: The Finance Minister is to present the annual Union Budget in Parliament , detailing the government's plan for taxation and spending in the coming financial year . Through the Budget, the finance minister also outlines allocations to all the ministries and departments. The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Finance and the junior Deputy Minister of Finance . There have been
171-583: The JPC draft report. The Government has moved a motion in the Rajya Sabha on February 27, 2013, which was adopted by voice vote-for formation of a JPC "to inquire into the allegations of payment of bribes in the acquisition of VVIP helicopters by the Ministry of Defence from M/s Agusta Westland and the role of alleged middlemen in the transaction." The JPC will have 10 members from the Rajya Sabha and 20 from
190-582: The Lok Sabha and shall give its report within three months of its first sitting. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 has been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee of both the Houses under the Chairmanship of Shri S.S.Ahluwalia. on hold The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill 2019)
209-666: The bill. The JPC is scheduled to meet on September 18,19,20 2024. Minister of Finance (India) The Minister of Finance ( Vitta Mantrī ) (or simply, the Finance Minister , short form FM ) is the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India . One of the senior most offices of the Union Cabinet , the finance minister is responsible for the fiscal policy of the government. A key duty of
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#1732775815707228-564: The case of the joint committee which went into "Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions", the committee decided that considering the widespread public interest in the matter, the chairman should brief the press about deliberations of the committees. Ministers are not generally called by the committees to give evidence. However, in case of the Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions probe again, an exception
247-544: The committee on the ground that it was packed with Congress members. The JPC report was tabled in the Parliament , but it was rejected by the Opposition. The second JPC was formed in August 1992. It was headed by former Union minister and senior Congress leader Ram Niwas Mirdha . It was set up to probe Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions in the aftermath of the Harshad Mehta scandal. The motion
266-746: The draft law before the Budget Session of 2020, it has sought more time to study the Bill and consult stakeholders. [1] The Waqf (Amendment) Bill (2024) was introduced by the government to the Indian parliament on the 8th of August 2024 with an objective to streamline the Waqf Board's works and ensure an efficient management of waqf properties. The Bill was referred to the JPC following the Congress-led Opposition's Protest against
285-522: The title JPC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JPC&oldid=858852272 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joint Parliamentary Committee Joint Parliamentary Committee
304-736: Was headed by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar . The JPC held 17 sittings and submitted its report to Parliament on February 4, 2004. The report confirmed that soft drinks did have pesticide residues and recommended stringent norms for drinking water. This JPC made a recommendation about National Standards Body of India which was agreed by Parliament and the Govt. It recommended that Bureau of Indian Standards should be headed by an eminent scientist. No action has however been taken on this recommendation even after 16 years. The fifth JPC has been constituted in February 2011 to probe 2G case . It
323-515: Was made, with the JPC, with the permission of the Speaker, seeking information on certain points from ministers and calling Minister of Finance and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare . The government may withhold or decline to produce a document if it is considered prejudicial to the safety or interest of the State. The Speaker has the final word on any dispute over calling for evidence against
342-515: Was moved by the then minister for parliamentary affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Lok Sabha on August 6, 1992. The Rajya Sabha concurred with it the next day. The recommendations of the JPC were neither accepted in full nor implemented. The third JPC was formed in April 2001. It was assigned to probe the Ketan Parekh share market scam . Then parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan piloted
361-545: Was tabled in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) on 11 December 2019. As of March, 2020 the Bill is being analyzed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in consultation with experts and stakeholders. The JPC, which was let up in December, 2019, is headed by BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Meenakshi Lekhi. While the JPC was tasked with a short deadline to finalize
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