Parliamentary Committees:

New Committees: Lok Sabha Speaker recently constituted six new Parliamentary Committees.

Committees:

• Public Accounts Committee (PAC): Monitoring government expenditure.
• Estimates Committee: Efficiency and scrutiny of government expenditure.
• Public Enterprises Committee: Focus on performance of public enterprises.
• OBC, SC, and ST Welfare Committees: Focus on development of these sections.

Committee Composition:

• Tenure: One year.
• Membership: Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Constitutional Basis:

• Article 105: Powers and Privileges.
• Article 118: Rules of Conduct of Business.

Committee Types:

• Standing Committees: Formed for regular work.
• Ad-hoc Committees: Temporary committees for specific work or review of bills.