🇬🇧 ENGLISH VERSION (Complete)

Why in the News?

Om Birla reconstituted four major Parliamentary committees for the 2026–27 term (effective May 1, 2026), with K C Venugopal continuing as the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

🔑 Key Highlights

1. Tenure of Committees

• Duration:
• May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027
• All panels function for:
• 1 year

2. Committee Chairpersons

• Public Accounts Committee (PAC):K C Venugopal
• Committee on Welfare of SCs & STs:Faggan Singh Kulaste
• Public Undertakings Committee:Baijayant Jay Panda
• Estimates Committee:Sanjay Jaiswal

3. Election Mechanism

• Members are elected through:
• Proportional Representation
• Single Transferable Vote (STV) system

This ensures:

• Fair representation of political parties.

4. Committee Strength

CommitteeMembersEstimates Committee30 (Lok Sabha only)Welfare of SC/STs30 (20 LS + 10 RS)PAC22 (15 LS + 7 RS)Public Undertakings22 (15 LS + 7 RS)

ℹ️ Additional Information

Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

• Works under:
• Rule 308(1) of Lok Sabha Rules
• Function:
• Audits public expenditure
• Established:
• 1921 (under Government of India Act, 1919)
• Convention:
• Headed by Opposition member since 1967

Estimates Committee

• Largest parliamentary committee
• Members:
• Only from Lok Sabha
• First constituted:
• 1950
• Recommendation by:
• John Mathai

Lok Sabha Speaker

• Authority to appoint committee chairpersons
• Governed under:
• Article 93 of the Constitution

🇮🇳 हिंदी संस्करण (पूर्ण)

समाचार में क्यों?

Om Birla ने 1 मई 2026 से 2026–27 के लिए चार प्रमुख संसदीय समितियों का पुनर्गठन किया।

K C Venugopal को Public Accounts Committee (PAC) का अध्यक्ष पुनः नियुक्त किया गया।

🔑 मुख्य बिंदु

1. कार्यकाल

• अवधि:
• 1 मई 2026 – 30 अप्रैल 2027
• कुल अवधि:
• 1 वर्ष

2. समिति अध्यक्ष

• Public Accounts Committee (PAC):K C Venugopal
• SC/ST कल्याण समिति:Faggan Singh Kulaste
• Public Undertakings समिति:Baijayant Jay Panda
• Estimates Committee:Sanjay Jaiswal

3. चुनाव प्रणाली

• चुनाव:
• आनुपातिक प्रतिनिधित्व
• Single Transferable Vote

4. समिति संरचना

समितिसदस्यEstimates Committee30 (केवल लोकसभा)SC/ST समिति30 (20 लोकसभा + 10 राज्यसभा)PAC22 (15 लोकसभा + 7 राज्यसभा)Public Undertakings22 (15 लोकसभा + 7 राज्यसभा)

ℹ️ अतिरिक्त जानकारी

Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

• कार्य:
• सरकारी खर्च की जांच
• स्थापना:
• 1921
• नियम:
• Rule 308(1)
• परंपरा:
• विपक्ष का सदस्य अध्यक्ष

Estimates Committee

• सबसे बड़ी संसदीय समिति
• केवल लोकसभा सदस्य
• स्थापना:
• 1950
• सिफारिश:
• John Mathai

लोकसभा अध्यक्ष

• समितियों के अध्यक्ष नियुक्त करने का अधिकार
• संविधान:
• अनुच्छेद 93

🧠 BILINGUAL MCQs (Exam Ready)

Q1. Who reconstituted the Parliamentary committees for 2026–27?

2026–27 के लिए संसदीय समितियों का पुनर्गठन किसने किया?

A. President

B. Prime Minister

C. Om Birla ✅

D. Vice President

Q2. Who retained the PAC chairmanship?

PAC के अध्यक्ष पद पर कौन बना रहा?

A. Baijayant Panda

B. Sanjay Jaiswal

C. K C Venugopal ✅

D. Faggan Kulaste

Q3. PAC was established in which year?

PAC की स्थापना कब हुई थी?

A. 1919

B. 1921 / 1921 ✅

C. 1947

D. 1950

Q4. PAC has how many members?

PAC में कुल कितने सदस्य होते हैं?

A. 20

B. 22 / 22 ✅

C. 25

D. 30

Q5. Estimates Committee has members from which house?

Estimates Committee के सदस्य किस सदन से होते हैं?

A. Rajya Sabha

B. Both Houses

C. Lok Sabha only / केवल लोकसभा ✅

D. None

Q6. Election of committee members is done by which method?

समिति सदस्यों का चुनाव किस पद्धति से होता है?

A. Direct voting

B. Nomination

C. Single Transferable Vote / STV ✅

D. Lottery

Q7. Welfare of SC/ST committee has how many members?

SC/ST समिति में कितने सदस्य होते हैं?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 30 / 30 ✅

D. 35

Q8. Lok Sabha Speaker derives authority under which Article?

लोकसभा अध्यक्ष को अधिकार किस अनुच्छेद से मिलता है?

A. Article 74

B. Article 79

C. Article 93 / 93 ✅

D. Article 110