STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT

subject; these have been taken up by the civil society institutions and advocacy bodies
effecting major shift in the Government policies.
Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committees consist of members
from both Houses – 20 from Lok Sabha and 11 from Rajya Sabha At present, there are
twenty four Department-related Standing Committees, out of which eight Committees
function under the direction and control of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha. These are:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
Committee on Commerce
Committee on Home Affairs
Committee on Human Resource Development
Committee on Industry
Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Secretary-General
Joint Secretary Joint Secretary Additional
Secretary &
Financial
Advisor
Joint Secretary Joint Secretary Joint Secretary Joint Secretary Joint Secretary
Director Director Director Director Director Joint Director Joint Director Joint Director
Deputy
Director
Joint Director
Deputy
Director
Joint Director
Deputy
Director
Deputy
Director
Deputy
Director
Deputy
Director
Committee
Section
(Home
Affairs)
Committee
Section
(Industry)
Committee
Section
(Commerce)
Committee
Section
(HRD)
Committee
Section
(Health &
Family
Welfare)
Committee
Section
(T&T)
Committee
Section (S&T)
Committee
Section (PPG)
under:
The basic functions of these Department-related Standing Committees are as
(i)
(ii)
To consider the Demands for Grants of the related Ministries/
Departments and report thereon (the report shall not suggest anything of
the nature of cut motions);
To examine Bills, pertaining to the related Ministries/ Departments,
referred to the Committee by the Chairman or the Speaker, as the case
may be, and report thereon;