Lok Sabha Question No. 1308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Consultative Committee of Minority Affairs
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## Number of Consultative Committee Meetings

1308

Smt. Mala Roy

## Will the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

- a) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  Consultative  Committee  meetings held during the last three years, date- wise and Ministry-wise ; and
- b) whether there are enough meetings of every Ministry as per norms and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIARS; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (SHRI  ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) The  detail  information  regarding  total  number  of  Consultative  Committee meetings held in last three years i.e. 2019, 2020 and 2021, is Annexed.
- (b) As per Guidelines regulating the constitution and functioning of Consultative Committees, each Ministry has to hold six meetings in a year. Out of the six meetings, four meetings are mandatory in a calendar year. For the 17 th Lok Sabha, Consultative Committees were constituted on 31 st October, 2019 and due  to  Covid-19  pandemic,  the  requisite  numbers  of  meetings  of  the Consultative Committees could not be held during 2020. Details of Consultative Committees meetings are given in annexure.

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## Statement showing the meetings of the Consultative Committees during 2019, 2020 and 2021

|   S. No. | Name of Consultative Committees                                                  | 2019                               | 2020                   | 2021                                           |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare                                      | 06.02.2019                         | 07.02.2020             | 07.05.2021, 09.09.2021                         |
|        2 | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers                                            |                                    | 19.03.2020             | 16.03.2021                                     |
|        3 | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                                       | 07.01.2019                         | 07.01.2020             | 18.02.2021, 27.08.2021, 07.12.2021             |
|        4 | Ministry of Coal and Mines                                                       |                                    | 10.02.2020, 14.12.2020 | 01.07.2021, 27.10.2021                         |
|        5 | Ministry of Commerce and Industry                                                | 08.01.2019                         |                        | 12.01.2021, 24.03.2021, 13.07.2021, 19.11.2021 |
|        6 | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution                         | 03.01.2019, 28.01.2019, 10.12.2019 |                        | 09.08.2021, 19.11.2021                         |
|        7 | Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism                                      |                                    | 17.03.2020             |                                                |
|        8 | Ministry of Defence                                                              | 13.12.2019                         |                        | 23.07.2021, 22.10.2021                         |
|        9 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                                  | 12.12.2019                         |                        | 08.04.2021, 22.12.2021                         |
|       10 | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Communication |                                    |                        | 11.01.2021                                     |
|       11 | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change                               | 07.02.2019, 03.12.2019             | 28.12.2020             | 02.03.2021, 23.12.2021                         |
|       12 | Ministry of External Affairs                                                     | 12.02.2019                         | 18.01.2020             | 16.01.2021, 12.11.2021                         |
|       13 | Ministry of Finance                                                              |                                    | 06.01.2020             | 28.09.2021                                     |
|       14 | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying                            |                                    |                        | 27.01.2021, 13.12.2021                         |
|       15 | Ministry of Food Processing Industries                                           |                                    |                        | 12.01.2021, 07.05.2021, 29.10.2021             |
|       16 | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare                                            | 09.12.2019                         | 19.03.2020, 28.12.2020 | 13.08.2021, 08.12.2021                         |
|       17 | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises                              | 06.12.2019                         |                        | 05.01.2021, 02.03.2021, 10,08,2021, 21.12.2021 |
|       18 | Ministry of Home Affairs                                                         | 12.12.2019                         | 30.01.2020             | 12.03.2021, 28.10.2021, 21.12.2021             |

|   19. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                                                                   | 03.01.2019, 19.12.2019      |                          | 07.01.2021, 09.08.2021, 21.12.2021             |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|    20 | Ministry of Education                                                                                   | 13.02.2019                  |                          |                                                |
|    21 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting                                                                | 05.12.2019                  |                          | 12.01.2021, 01.03.2021, 01,11,2021             |
|    22 | Ministry of Jal Shakti                                                                                  | 08.02.2019                  | 07.01.2020               | 12.02.2021, 10.08.2021                         |
|    23 | Ministry of Labour and Employment                                                                       | Consultative constituted on | Committee 28.07.2020     | 02.03.2021, 22.12.2021                         |
|    24 | Ministry of Law and Justice                                                                             | Consultative 20.04.2022     | Committee constituted on | Committee constituted on                       |
|    25 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises                                                         |                             | 22.12.2020               | 26.10.2021                                     |
|    26 | Ministry of Minority Affairs                                                                            |                             |                          |                                                |
|    27 | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas                                                                   | 08.02.2019, 05.12.2019      |                          | 14-15.12.2021                                  |
|    28 | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways                                                               | 12.12.2019                  | 15.12.2020               | 19.01.2021, 09.11.2021                         |
|    29 | Ministry of Power and Ministry of New &Renewable Energy                                                 |                             | 04.03.2020, 13.03.2020   | 18.01.2021, 03.03.2021, 23.08.2021, 10.12.2021 |
|    30 | Ministry of Railways                                                                                    | 12.12.2019                  |                          |                                                |
|    31 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways                                                                   |                             |                          |                                                |
|    32 | Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj& Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation | 21.01.2019                  |                          | 13.01.2021, 27.05.2021                         |
|    33 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship                                                      |                             |                          |                                                |
|    34 | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment                                                              | 04.01.2019, 12.12.2019      |                          | 05.01.2021, 12.08.2021, 20.12.2021             |
|    35 | Ministry of Steel                                                                                       | 28.01.2019, 03.12.2019      | 24.02.2020               | 06.08.2021, 15.11.2021, 21.12.2021             |
|    36 | Ministry of Textiles                                                                                    |                             | 27.01.2020               | 22.01.2021, 20.11.2021                         |
|    37 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                                                              | 03.01.2019                  | 22.01.2020, 23.12.2020   | 11.08.2021                                     |
|    38 | Ministry of Women and Child Development                                                                 |                             | 26.02.2020               | 09.01.2021, 13.02.2021                         |
|    39 | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                                                                    |                             |                          |                                                |