Parliamentary Standing Committee: No Sufficient Checks on genuineness of Fertilizer Subsidy

On March 20, 2020, the Parliamentary Standing Committee that was set up under the leadership of the Lok Sabha Member Kanimozhi Karunanidhi submitted its report. The Committee was set up to check whether genuine farmers are getting fertilizer subsidy. Highlights The Report says that until December 2019, 1182.04 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizers have been ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Aadhar Number • Agriculture • Biometrics • DBT Scheme • farmer welfare • Fertilizer Sector • Fertilizer Subsidy • Kisan Credit Card Scheme • Parliamentary Committees

Vice President unveils 15-point reform on Parliament Functioning

On October 29, 2019, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a 15-point reform charter for a new political normal to enable effective functioning of the Parliament and State Legislatures. The Charter The pre and post Legislative Impact should be assessed The functioning of Department related Standing Committees of Parliament should be ensured through longer tenures instead ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Topics: 17th Lok Sabha • Parliament House • Parliament of India • Parliamentary Committees • Rajya Sabha • State Legislatures • Vice President Venkaiah Naidu • Vice-President • Whip

Significance of Parliamentary Committees

The opposition parties have questioned the hurry with which the government is pushing for bills for the approval in parliament without subjecting them to the scrutiny of the parliamentary committees. Why the Parliament Committees are Important for the Democracy? Law Making Parliament is vested with the responsibility of legislating the laws for the country. But ..

Topics: Indian Constitution • Law Making • Parliamentary Committees

GM crops only after biosafety, socio-economic evaluation: Parliamentary Committee

The Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended that no genetically modified (GM) crop should be introduced unless the biosafety and socio-economic desirability is evaluated in a transparent process. It also called for placing an accountable regime in this regard. The recommendation was made by department-related parliamentary standing committee on science and technology and environment and forest ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017

Topics: Biosafety • GEAC • GM Crops • National • Parliamentary Committees • Science and Technology

Union Government not in favour of new law for CBI

The Union Government has turned down the recommendation of Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee to come up with a new law for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The parliamentary committee has recommended replacing Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946 which governs CBI. Government stated that it might impinge on the federal structure of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017

Topics: CBI • National • Parliamentary Committees