Role and Responsibilities of Parliamentary Committees
- Examine and supervise legislation, as well as talk about finances, domestic and international policy, military, and security.
- It needs to pinpoint the areas that, if not addressed quickly, could result in a loss of tax revenue.
- Find out about legislative reforms.
- Determine the rules that need to be changed while offering recommendations to strengthen the weaker groups in society, such as women and children.
- Determine the areas where new laws must be established, and then advise updating or repealing existing laws and establishing new ones.
- It must examine numerous submissions and petitions to determine their accuracy and any potential public problems.
- In order for the legislature to meet, the committee must submit a report if a minister or department is determined to have violated the law (Parliament).
- Submit suggestions for new legislation. It offers recommendations for updating or repealing outdated laws and for drafting new ones.
- The committee must also give annual reports to Parliament along with suggestions for subjects that the legislature should take up.
Full Form of JPC
The full form of JPC is Joint Parliamentary Committee. In a parliamentary system of government, the Parliament or the legislature appoints committees to examine laws, suggest amendments, and make suggestions for new laws. There must be a minimum of three people on the committee. The committee has a constitutional obligation to “examine the functioning of other government agencies” in addition to its role in analyzing laws. Rules, which are an act passed with the reference (or rule) of privileges, determine how things work.
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