Punjab Assembly Committee on Public Undertakings

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Committee on Public Undertakings
Committee of the House
16th Punjab Assembly
StatePunjab
Leadership
Chaiperson Budh Ram
Chairperson party Aam Aadmi Party
Appointer Punjab Assembly speaker
Structure
India Punjab Assembly Committee on Public Undertakings 2022.svg
Seats12
Political Parties   AAP (10)
   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 Public Undertakings
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

Punjab Assembly Committee on Public Undertakings of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Functions

The functions of the Committee on Public Undertakings is: [1] [6]

(a) To examine the reports and accounts of the Public undertakings specified in Schedule II and of such other Public Undertakings as may be referred to the Committee by the Speaker for examination;
(b) To examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and Auditor-General on the public undertakings;
(c) To examine in the context of the autonomy and efficiency of public undertakings, whether the affairs of the public undertakings are being managed in accordance with sound business principles and prudent commercial practices; and
(d) To exercise such other functions vested in the Committee on Public Accounts and the Committee on Estimates in relation to the Public undertakings mentioned above as are not covered by clauses (a), (b) and (c) above and as may be allotted to the Committee by the Speaker from time to time :

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

(i) Matters of major Government policy as distinct from business or commercial functions of the public undertakings ;
(ii) Matters of day-to-day administration;
(iii) Matters for the consideration of which machinery is established by any special statue under which a particular public undertaking is 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. [7]

Members

For the 1 year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Public Undertakings of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members: [1] [8]

Committee on Public Undertakings (2022–23)
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1. Budh Ram Chairman AAP
2. Amarpal Singh Member AAP
3. Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Member INC
4. Avtar Singh Junior Member INC
5. Fauja Singh Sarari Member AAP
6. Gurdit Singh Sekhon Member AAP
7. Gurlal Ghanaur Member AAP
8. Jai Krishan Singh Member AAP
9. Jasbir Singh Sandhu Member AAP
10. Manjinder Singh Lalpura Member AAP
11. Manwinder Singh Giaspura Member AAP
12. Sarvan Singh Dhun Member AAP

Chairpersons

TenureTermsNamePolitical party
2017-18 1 Om Parkash Soni [9] [10] Indian National Congress
2018-19 1 Rakesh Pandey [11] Indian National Congress
2019-21 2 Kuljit Singh Nagra [12] [13] Indian National Congress
2021-22 1 Navtej Singh Cheema [14] [15] Indian National Congress
2022-231 Budh Ram [8] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members

For the one year period before May 2022, the Committee on Public Undertakings of 15th Punjab Assembly had following members:

2021–22

Committee on Public Undertakings (2021–22) [16]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Navtej Singh CheemaCHAIRMAN INC
2.Shri Aman AroraMember INC
3.Shri Arun DograMember INC
4.Sardar Bikram Singh MajithiaMember INC
5.Shri Dalvir Singh GoldyMember INC
6.Shri Darshan LalMember INC
7.Shri N.K. SharmaMember INC
8.Sardar Rajinder SinghMember INC
9.Sardar Sangat Singh GilzianMember INC
10.Shri Sanjeev TalwarMember INC
11.Smt. Sarvjit Kaur ManukeMember INC
12.Sardar Sukhwinder Singh DannyMember INC
13.Chaudhary Surinder SinghMember

2020–21

Committee on Public Undertakings (2020–21) [17]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Kuljit Singh NagraCHAIRMAN INC
2.Shri Aman AroraMember INC
3.Sardar Rajinder SinghMember INC
4.Shri Arun DograMember INC
5.Sardar Bikram Singh MajithiaMember INC
6.Shri Dalvir Singh GoldyMember INC
7.Shri N.K. SharmaMember INC
8.Sardar Sukhwinder Singh DannyMember INC
9.Sardar Ramanjeet Singh SikkiMember INC
10.Sardar Sangat Singh GilzianMember INC
11.Smt. Sarvjit Kaur ManukeMember INC
12.Shri Sanjeev TalwarMember INC
13.Chaudhary Surinder SinghMember

2019–20

Committee on Public Undertakings (2019–20) [18]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Kuljit Singh NagraCHAIRMAN INC
2.Shri Aman AroraMember INC
3.Sardar Amrinder Singh Raja warringMember INC
4.Sardar Darshan Singh BrarMember INC
5.Sardar Davinder Singh GhubayaMember INC
6.Sardar Dilraj Singh BhunderMember INC
7.Sardar Kanwar SandhuMember INC
8.Shri Pawan Kumar AdiaMember INC
9.Shri Pawan Kumar TinuMember INC
10.Shri Rajinder BeriMember INC
11.Shmt Indu BalaMember INC
12.Sardar Santokh SinghMember INC
13.Sardar Sukhwinder Singh Danny BandalaMember

2018–19

Committee on Public Undertakings (2018–19) [19]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sh. Rakesh PandayCHAIRMAN INC
2.Sardar Amarjit Singh SandoaMember INC
3.Sardar Angad SinghMember INC
4.Sardar Harinder Pal Singh ChandumajraMember INC
5.Sardar Kultar Singh SandhwanMember INC
6.Sardar Nirmal SinghMember INC
7.Sardar Pargat Singh PowarMember INC
8.Sardar Parminder Singh DhindsaMember INC
9.Sardar Randeep Singh NabhaMember INC
10.Dr. Raj Kumar ChabbewalMember INC
11.Smt. Satkar KaurMember INC
12.Sh. Surinder Kumar DawarMember INC
13.Dr. Harjot Kamal SinghMember

2017–18

Committee on Public Undertakings (2017–18) [20]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sh. Om Parkash SoniCHAIRMAN INC
2.Sardar Ajit Singh KoharMember INC
3.Sh. Arun DograMember INC
4.Sardar Bikram Singh MajithiaMember INC
5.Sardar Gurpreet Singh KangarMember INC
6.Sardar Gurmeet Singh Meet HaherMember INC
7.Sardar Gurkirat Singh KotliMember INC
8.Sardar Lakhvir Singh LakhaMember INC
9.Sardar Navtej Singh CheemaMember INC
10.Sardar Parminder Singh PinkiMember INC
11.Sardar Pargat Singh PowarMember INC
12.Sardar Sukhpal Singh KhairaMember INC
13.Sardar Sukhpal Singh BhullarMember

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