Punjab Assembly House Committee Explained

House Committee
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Header:16th Punjab Assembly
Subheader:16th Punjab Assembly
Label3:Founded
Label4:State
Data4:Punjab
Header5:Leadership
Label6:Chaiperson
Data6:Jai Krishan Singh
Label7:Chairperson party
Data7:Aam Aadmi Party
Label8:Appointer
Data8:Punjab Assembly speaker
Header9:Structure
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Label10:Seats
Data10:9
Label11:Political Parties
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Label12:Election criteria
Data12:The members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
Label13:Tenure
Data13:1 Year
Header14:Jurisdiction
Label15:Purpose
Data15:To consider and advise upon matters connected with the members of the House
Header18:Rules & Procedure
Label20:Applicable rules
Data20:Article 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 House Committee of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. This Committee consists of nine members. The purpose of the committee is "to consider and advise upon matters connected with the comfort and convenience of members of the House".[1]

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.[2]

Members

For the one year period starting May 2022, the House Committee of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[3] [4]

Party
1 Chairperson
2 Member
3 Member
4 Member
5 Member
6 Member
7 Member
8 Member
9 Member

Chairpersons

TenureTerms Name Political party
2017-225Ajaib Singh Bhatti[5] [6]
2022-231

Previous members

2021-2022

Party
1. Ex-Officio Chairperson
2. Amrik Singh Dhillon Member
3. Harjot Kamal Singh Member
4. Indu Bala Member
5. Kulwant Singh Pandori Member
6. Manjit Singh Billaspur Member
7. Navjot Singh Sidhu Member
8. Rajinder Beri Member
9. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon Member

2019-2020

Party
1. Ex-Officio Chairperson
2. Amrik Singh Dhillon Member
3. Member
4. Budh Ram Member
5. Harjot Kamal Singh Member
6. N. K. Sharma Member
7. S.Pargat Singh Powar Member
8. Ramanjit Singh Sahota Sikki Member
9. Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala Member

2018-2019

Party
1. Ex-Officio Chairperson
2. Member
3. Member
4. N. K. Sharma Member
5. Rajinder Singh Member
6. Sukhjit Singh Member
7. Surinder Kumar Dawar Member
8. Sushil Kumar Rinku Member
9. Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur Member

2017-2018

Party
1. Ex-Officio Chairperson
2. Ajit Singh Kohar Member
3. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring Member
4. Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member
5. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hehar Member
6. Kulbir Singh Zira Member
7. Kuldeep Singh Vaid Bulara Member
8. Nazar Singh Manshahia Member
9. Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur Member

Notes and References

  1. Book: Grover . Verinder . Legislative Council in State Legislatures . 1989 . Deep & Deep Publications . 978-81-7100-193-4 . 12 June 2022 . en . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612133550/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Legislative_Council_in_State_Legislature/fRqrO0Hx0Y0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Punjab%22+%2B+%22Committee+on+Privileges%22&pg=PA165&printsec=frontcover . live .
  2. Web site: Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, 4 March 2021 . Government of Punjab . 22 June 2022 . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613104044/http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/punjab%20govt%20gaz.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Vidhan Sabha . punjabassembly.nic.in.
  4. News: Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees . 11 June 2022 . Hindustan Times . 22 May 2022 . en . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522184912/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html . live .
  5. News: Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 . 15 June 2022 . punjabnewsexpress.com . 28 April 2021 . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134142/https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22-136750 . live .
  6. News: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 – TheFactNews . 29 April 2021 . 15 June 2022 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622113345/https://thefactnews.in/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22/ . live .