Joshi to head estimates panel; Shanta Kumar is COPU chief
23 Aug 2014 6:09 AM IST
BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi, who headed the key Public Accounts Committee, has been appointed as chairman of Estimates Committee of Parliament.
Joshi took charge of the Committee on 19 August after it was constituted on 14 August.
Another senior BJP leader, Shanta Kumar, has been appointed as the chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings.
With former Union minister KV Thomas (Congress) taking over as the chairman of PAC, the three key financial committees of Parliament have been constituted.
The Committee on Estimates scrutinises the functioning of government ministries and departments in terms of expenditure and utilisation of funds.
The Committee on Public Undertakings consists of 22 Lok Sabha and seven Rajya Sabha members. It examines reports and accounts of public undertakings as well as CAG reports on PSUs.
One of the conspicuous members of the Committee on Public Undertakings is BJP veteran LK Advani. In the previous Lok Sabha, Advani was a member of the Committee on Home Affairs.
Joshi took charge of the Committee on 19 August after it was constituted on 14 August.
Another senior BJP leader, Shanta Kumar, has been appointed as the chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings.
With former Union minister KV Thomas (Congress) taking over as the chairman of PAC, the three key financial committees of Parliament have been constituted.
The Committee on Estimates scrutinises the functioning of government ministries and departments in terms of expenditure and utilisation of funds.
The Committee on Public Undertakings consists of 22 Lok Sabha and seven Rajya Sabha members. It examines reports and accounts of public undertakings as well as CAG reports on PSUs.
One of the conspicuous members of the Committee on Public Undertakings is BJP veteran LK Advani. In the previous Lok Sabha, Advani was a member of the Committee on Home Affairs.
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