Lok Sabha Question No. 3446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Consultative Committees
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Committee Section)

Subject: Lok Sabha USQ No. 3446 for 9.8.2023.

65 copies (both in Hindi and English) of the reply to the above question are forwarded to Lok Sabha Secretariat (Question Branch) for further necessary action.

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(Anil Kumar) Under Secretary to the Government of India Tele No. 23034728

## Lok Sabha Secretariat (Question Branch), New Delhi.

MPA U.O. No. 10/01/2022-CB dated 8.8.2023

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## GOVERNMENT OF INIDA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3446 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.8.2023

## CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

## 3446 SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL

Will the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Consultative Committees of   different ministries that have been constituted for year 2023-24; and
- (b) the details including the number of these Consultative Committees that have not held a single meeting till now?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House:

## STATMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3446 BY SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 9.8.2023 REGARDING CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

- (a) & (b) Consultative Committees of different ministries are not constituted year wise. As per Guidelines on Constitution, Functions and Procedures of Consultative Committees (para 3.10) Consultative Committees shall be constituted upon constitution of each Lok Sabha: For Lok Sabha; 40 Consultative Committees have so far been constituted whose list is at (Annexe-A): This list is available o the website of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs govinlactivities/consultative-committeelcompositions-of-committees): Details regarding date, name of committee, subject, etc-of meetings of Consultative Committees of various ministries held so far and also proposed to be held, are available o the website of this   ministry   (httpsIL gov inlactivities consultative-committeelconsultative-committees\_ meeting): The Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Minority Affairs has not held any meeting so far: 17th Impa=

## List of Consultative Committees for various Ministries

|     | Name of the Consultative Committee                                 |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1_  | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers_Welfare                        |
| 2   | Ministry of Fisheries,_Animal Husbandry and Dairying               |
| 3_  | Ministry_of Chemicals and Fertilizers_                             |
| 4   | Ministry of Civil Aviation_                                        |
| 5_  | Ministry of Coal and Mines                                         |
|     | Ministry_of Commerce and Industry                                  |
|     | Ministry_of Consumer_Affairs_Food and Public Distribution          |
| 8   | Ministry of Cooperation                                            |
|     | Ministry_of Culture and Ministry_of Tourism                        |
| 10  | Ministry of Defence                                                |
| 11. | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                    |
| 12  | Ministry of Education                                              |
| 13  | Ministry Electronics and Information   Technology of Communication |
| 14  | Ministry of Environment_Forest and Climate Change                  |
| 15  | Ministry of External Affairs                                       |
| 16_ | Ministry of Finance                                                |
| 17. | Ministry of Food Processing Industries                             |
| 18  | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare                              |
| 19  | Ministryof Heavy Industries_                                       |
| 20  | Ministry_of Home Affairs_                                          |
| 21_ | Ministry_ofHousing and Urban Affairs                               |
| 22  | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting                           |
| 23  | Ministry of Jal Shakti_                                            |
| 24  | Ministry of Labour and Employment                                  |
| 25. | Ministry of Law & Justice                                          |
| 26. | Ministry_of Micro,_Small and Medium Enterprises_                   |
| 27. | Ministry of Minority Affairs_                                      |
| 28  | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas                              |
| 29  | Ministry of Ports,_Shipping & Waterways                            |
| 30. | Ministry of Power and Ministry of New Renewable Energy             |
| 31_ | Ministry of Railways                                               |
| 32_ | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                            |
| 33  | Ministry of Rural Development;and Ministry of Panchayati Raj       |
| 34  | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship                 |
| 35_ | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment_                        |
| 36. | Ministry_of Steel                                                  |
| 37. | Ministry of Textiles                                               |
| 38  | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                         |
| 39_ | Ministry of Women and Child Development                            |
| 40_ | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                               |