Lok Sabha Question No. 5457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Consultative Committee Meetings
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INIDA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.4.2023

## CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

## 5457 SHRI ANUBHA V MOHANTY

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 s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) & (b) As per Guidelines regulating the constitution and functioning of Consultative Committees, each Ministry has to hold six meetings in a Of the six meetings, four meetings are mandatory in a calendar year: The detailed information regarding total number of Consultative Committee meetings held during last three years i.e. 2020,2021 and 2022, is annexed. year:

## Statement showing the meetings of the Consultative Committees during 2020,2021 and 2022

| S.No.   | Name of Consultative Committees                                                    | 2020                   | 2021                                           | 2022                                            |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare                                        | 07.02.2020             | 07.05.2021, 09.09.2021                         | 23.03.2022, 27.07.2022 23.12.2022               |
| 2       | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers                                              | 19.03.2020             | 16.03.2021                                     | 01.04.2022                                      |
| 3_      | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                                         | 07.01.2020             | 18.02.2021,2 7.08.2021,07. 12.2021             | 11.04.2022, 18.07.2022, 08.12.2022              |
| 4       | Ministry of Coal and Mines                                                         | 10.02.2020, 14.12.2020 | 01.07.2021, 27.10.2021                         | 23.02.2022, 10.11.2022                          |
| 5.      | Ministry of Commerce and Industry                                                  |                        | 12.01.2021, 24.03.2021,1 3.07.2021, 19.11.2021 | 04.08.2022, 23.11.2022                          |
| 6       | Ministry of Consumer   Affairs, Food & Public Distribution                         |                        | 09.08.2021_ 19.11.2021                         | 08.03.2022, 04.04.2022                          |
| 7       | Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism                                        | 17.03.2020             |                                                | 29.09.2022                                      |
|         | Ministry of Defence                                                                |                        | 23.07.2021, 22.10.2021                         | 05.04.2022, 11.07.2022, 02.12.2022              |
| 9.      | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                                    |                        | 08.04.2021, 22.12.2021                         | 29.09.2022                                      |
| 10_     | Ministry of Education                                                              |                        |                                                |                                                 |
| 11_     | Ministry of   Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Communication |                        | 11.01.2021                                     | 04.04.2022                                      |
| 12_     | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change                                 | 28.12.2020             | 02.03.2021, 23.12.2021                         | 21.03.2022, 07.04.2022 , 08.08.2022, 23.12.2022 |
| 13.     | Ministry of External Affairs                                                       | 18.01.2020             | 16.01.2021, 12.11.2021                         | 03.03.2022 , 18.06.2022                         |
| 14.     | Ministry of Finance                                                                | 06.01.2020             | 28.09.2021                                     | 06.04.2022, 05.08.2022,                         |
| 15.     | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying                              |                        | 13.12.2021                                     | 08.03.2022 30.06.2022, 04.11.2022               |
| 16      | Ministry of Food Processing Industries                                             |                        | 12.01.2021, 07.05.2021_ 29.10.2021             |                                                 |
| 17_     | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare                                              | 19.03.2020, 28.12.2020 | 13.08.2021_ 08.12.2021                         | 04.08.2022, 21.12.2022                          |
| 18.     | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises                                |                        | 05.01.2021, 02.03.2021 , 10,082021,            | 15.04.2022                                      |

|     |                                                                                                          |                        | 21.12.2021                         |                                                            |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 19. | Ministry of Home Affairs                                                                                 | 30.01.2020             | 12.03.2021, 28.10.2021, 21.12.2021 | 06.04.2022, 25- 26.06.2022                                 |
| 20. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                                                                    |                        | 07.01.2021, 09.08.2021, 21.12.2021 | 04.08.2022                                                 |
|     | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting                                                                 |                        | 12.01.2021, 01.03.2021, 01,11,2021 | 05.08.2022, 07.12.2022                                     |
| 22_ | Ministry of Jal Shakti                                                                                   | 07.01.2020             | 12.02.2021, 10.08.2021             | 15.03.2022, 30.06.2022                                     |
| 23. | Ministry of Labour and Employment (Consultative Committee constituted on 28.07.2020)                     |                        | 02.03.2021, 22.12.2021             | 01.04.2022, 03.08.2022, 22.12.2022                         |
| 24. | Ministry of Law and Justice (Consultative Committee constituted on 20.04.2022)                           |                        |                                    | 02.08.2022                                                 |
| 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                                                                    |                        | 14-15.12.2021                      | 16.09.2022                                                 |
| 28  | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways                                                                | 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 | 23.08.2021, 10.12.2021             | 17.02.2022, 26.05.2022, 04.08.2022, 11.10.2022, 21.12.2022 |
| 30. | Ministry of Railways                                                                                     |                        |                                    | 03.03.2022                                                 |
| 31. | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways                                                                    |                        |                                    | 24.03.2022                                                 |
| 32_ | Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj & Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation |                        | 13.01.2021, 27.05.2021             | 10.02.2022, 28.06.2022                                     |
| 33_ | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship                                                       |                        |                                    | 24.09.2022                                                 |
| 34. | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment                                                               |                        | 05.01.2021, 12.08.2021, 20.12.2021 | 02.11.2022, 23.12.2022                                     |
| 35. | Ministry of Steel                                                                                        | 24.02.2020             | 06.08.2021, 15.11.2021, 21.12.2021 | 10.02.2022, 06.05.2022, 08.12.2022                         |
| 36. | Ministry of Textiles                                                                                     | 27.01.2020             | 22.01.2021, 20.11.2021             | 06.04.2022, 22.11.2022, 19.12.2022                         |
| 37. | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                                                               | 22.01.2020, 23.12.2020 | 11.08.2021                         | 20.07.2022                                                 |
| 38. | Ministry of Women and Child Development                                                                  | 26.02.2020             | 3.02.2021                          | 06.04.2022, 27.07.2022, 22.12.2022                         |
| 39. | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                                                                     |                        |                                    | 07.04.2022                                                 |