Punjab Assembly Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions

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Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions
Department Related Committee
16th Punjab Assembly
StatePunjab
Leadership
Chaiperson Gurmeet Singh Khudian
Chairperson party Aam Aadmi Party
Appointer Punjab Assembly speaker
Structure
India Punjab Committee on Local Bodies 2022.svg
Seats13
Political Parties   AAP (11)
   INC (2)
Election criteriaThe members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
Tenure1 Year
Jurisdiction
PurposeLegislative oversight of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (Rural local Bodies)
Rules & Procedure
Applicable rulesArticle 208 of the Constitution of India
Section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. This Committee consists of thirteen members. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Overview

According to the Punjab Government Gazette, 2021 the functions of the committee are defined below. [4]

(1) There shall be a Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions consisting of not more than thirteen Members for the examination of the working of the Panchayati Raj Institutions which Shall mean and include Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishads.

(2) The committee shall be nominated by the Speaker and the term of office of the Members of the Committee shall be one year.

Functions of the Committee

The functions of the Committee shall be

(a) to examine the audit reports and accounts of the Panchayati Raj Institutions as may be selected by the Committee;
(b) to examine the reports, if any, of the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts laid on the Table of the House;
(c) to examine in the context of autonomy, whether affairs of the Panchayati Raj Institutions are being managed in accordance with the provisions of law;
(d) to examine any other aspect of the working of any Panchayati Raj Institutions, as may be referred to it by the Speaker.
(e) to examine the annual technical inspection reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General on Panchayati Raj Institutions, if any, laid on the Table of the House.

Provided that the Committee shall not examine and investigate any of the following, namely :-

(i) matters of major Government policy as distinct from the working of the Panchayati Raj Institutions;
(ii) matters relating to day-to-day administration of Panchayati Raj Institutions; and
(iii) matters for the consideration of which machinery is established by any special statute under which the Panchayati Raj Institutions are established.

Appointment

The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. [4]

Current members

For the one year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members: [1] [5]

Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions (2022–23)
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Gurmeet Singh Khudian Chairperson AAP
2 Amandeep Kaur Arora Member AAP
3 Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
4 Dinesh Kumar Chadha Member AAP
5 Inderjit Kaur Mann Member AAP
6 Jagsir Singh Member AAP
7 Jaswinder Singh Ramdas Member AAP
8 Kuljit Singh Randhawa Member AAP
9 Manwinder Singh Giaspura Member AAP
10 Rajinder Pal Kaur Member AAP
11 Santosh Kumari Kataria Member AAP
12 Sukhpal Singh Khaira Member INC
13 Tarunpreet Singh Sond Member AAP

Chairpersons

Since 2021, Punjab Assembly 'Committee Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions' has been split into committees, namely 'Committee on Local Bodies' and 'Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions'.

Chairpersons for Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions Committee
Term of officeTermsNamePolitical party
2010-111 Surjit Kumar Jiyani [6] Bharatiya Janata Party
2017-181 Balbir Singh Sidhu [7] Indian National Congress
2018-213 Harpartap Singh Ajnala [8] Indian National Congress
Chairpersons for Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions
Term of officeTermsNamePolitical party
2021-22 1 Harpartap Singh [9] Indian National Congress
2022-231 Gurmeet Singh Khudian [5] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members

15th Punjab Assembly

Following were the members in the 15th Punjab Assembly (2017-2022)

Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (2020–21) [10]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1 Harpartap Singh Ajnala Chairperson INC
2 Darshan Singh Brar Member INC
3 Davinder Singh Ghubaya Member INC
4 Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
5 Manpreet Singh Ayali Member SAD
6 Nazar Singh Manshahia Member INC
7 Parminder Singh Dhindsa Member SAD(S)
8 Pritam Singh Kotbhai Member INC
9 Kulbir Singh Zira Member INC
10Amarjit Singh SandohaMember AAP
11 Sangat Singh Gilzian Member INC
12 Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
13 Surjit Singh Dhiman Member INC

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