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Lok Sabha Reconstitutes Key Parliamentary Committees; Venugopal Retains PAC Chair

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formally reconstituted four parliamentary committees for the 2026-27 financial year. Congress leader KC Venugopal has been reappointed as chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee. BJP MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste, Baijayanat Jay Panda, and Sanjay Jaiswal also retained their chairpersonships of other committees. These committees are vital for ensuring departmental oversight, checking reports, and suggesting policy decisions.

Key Points: Lok Sabha Reappoints PAC, 3 Other Committees Till 2027

  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstitutes four committees for 2026-27
  • KC Venugopal retains PAC chairmanship
  • Faggan Singh Kulaste, Baijayanat Jay Panda, Sanjay Jaiswal also reappointed
  • Committees ensure departmental oversight and policy deliberations
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Lok Sabha reconstitutes three Financial, one Standing Parliamentary Committee till 2027; Venugopal retains PAC chairmanship

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstitutes four parliamentary committees for 2026-27. KC Venugopal retains PAC chairmanship; Faggan Singh Kulaste, Baijayanat Jay Panda, Sanjay Jaiswal also reappointed.

"PAC ensures that the moneys shown in the accounts as having been disbursed were legally available for, and applicable to, the service or purpose to which they have been applied or charge. - Lok Sabha Rules"

New Delhi, May 2

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formally reconstituted four Committees, three financial and one Standing Parliamentary Committee, for the 2026-27 financial year.

The four committees, by rule are reconstituted every year, with these four having their term expire on April 30. The Committees were officially reconstituted on May 1 2026, with their term expiring on April 30, 2027.

MP's of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Faggan Singh Kulaste has been reappointed chairperson of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. BJP's Baijayanat Jay Panda, and Sanjay Jaiswal have also retained chairpersonship of Committee on Public Undertakings, and Committee on Public Undertakings respectively.

Congress leader KC Venugopal too has also been reappointed chairperson of Public Accounts Committee.

All four committees are vital for ensuring smooth functioning of departments, checking on various departmentally related reports, suggest policy decisions, and conduct deliberations on related issues of public importance. The Chairperson is elected among the members of the committee, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

The Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes consists of 30 Members, 20 elected by the Lok Sabha and 10 by the Rajya Sabha. The Committee on Public Undertaking consists of of 22 Members, fifteen of whom are elected by the Lok Sabha, and seven members are nominated by Rajya Sabha for being associated with the Committee.

The Committee on Estimates consists of 30 members, elected every year by theLok Sabha from amongst its members.

The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than 22 members comprising of 15 members elected by Lok Sabha, and not more than 7 members of Rajya Sabha.

The scope and function of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are governed under Rule 308(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.

PAC ensures that the moneys shown in the accounts as having been disbursed were legally available for, and applicable to, the service or purpose to which they have been applied or charge.

If any money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted by the House for that purpose the Committee shall examine with reference to the facts of each case the circumstances leading to such an excess and make such recommendation as it may deem fit.

- ANI

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Aman W
These committees are the backbone of parliamentary oversight. As a common citizen, I appreciate that MPs from both sides are working together on these financial matters. But I wish there was more transparency in how committee members are selected - feels like it's always the same faces getting reappointed.
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Ravi K
Reappointments are fine, but what about performance? PAC has been sitting on several CAG reports for months. Hope Venugopal ji ensures timely examination of pending reports. The masses need assurance that every paisa of tax money is accounted for. 🏛️
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Sarah B
Interesting how these parliamentary committees operate differently from what I'm used to back home. The single transferable vote system for chairperson election seems quite unique. Also, 30 members for SC/ST welfare committee - that's substantial representation. Seems like India takes parliamentary oversight seriously.
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Suresh O
Baijayanat Jay Panda and Sanjay Jaiswal both retaining Public Undertakings committee - that's interesting. Hope they ensure PSUs are run efficiently, not just turned into political parking lots. The country needs strong oversight of these massive public enterprises. 🤔
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James A
As someone interested in comparative governance, this seems like a robust committee system. The PAC having power to examine excess spending beyond House grants is a strong fiscal control mechanism. Wish more countries had such detailed parliamentary oversight of budgets.
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