Punjab Assembly House Committee

Punjab Assembly House Committee of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. This Committee consists of nine members. The purpose of the committee is "to consider and advise upon matters connected with the comfort and convenience of members of the House".[1][2]

House Committee
Committee of the House
16th Punjab Assembly
StatePunjab
Leadership
ChaipersonJai Krishan Singh
Chairperson partyAam Aadmi Party
AppointerPunjab Assembly speaker
Structure
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Seats9
Political Parties  AAP (8)
  INC (1)
Election criteriaThe members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
Tenure1 Year
Jurisdiction
PurposeTo consider and advise upon matters connected with the members of the House
Rules & Procedure
Applicable rulesArticle 208 of the Constitution of India
section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Appointment

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The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[3]

Members

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For the one year period starting May 2022, the House Committee of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[1][4]

House Committee (2022–23)
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1 Jai Krishan Singh Chairperson AAP
2 Inderbir Singh Nijjar Member AAP
3 Ajay Gupta Member AAP
4 Amrit Pal Singh Sukhanand Member AAP
5 Chetan Singh Jouramajra Member AAP
6 Ravjot Singh Member AAP
7 Hakam Singh Thekedar Member AAP
8 Karambir Singh Ghuman Member AAP
9 Pargat Singh Powar Member INC

Chairpersons

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Tenure Terms Name Political party
2017-22 5 Ajaib Singh Bhatti[5][6] Indian National Congress
2022-23 1 Jai Krishan Singh[4] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members

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2021-2022

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Committee on House Committee (2021–22)[7]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Ajaib Singh Bhatti Ex-Officio Chairperson INC
2. Amrik Singh Dhillon Member INC
3. Harjot Kamal Singh Member INC
4. Indu Bala Member INC
5. Kulwant Singh Pandori Member INC
6. Manjit Singh Billaspur Member INC
7. Navjot Singh Sidhu Member INC
8. Rajinder Beri Member INC
9. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon Member INC

2019-2020

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Committee on House Committee (2019–20)[8]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Ajaib Singh Bhatti Ex-Officio Chairperson INC
2. Amrik Singh Dhillon Member INC
3. Aman Arora Member AAP
4. Budh Ram Member INC
5. Harjot Kamal Singh Member INC
6. N. K. Sharma Member INC
7. S.Pargat Singh Powar Member INC
8. Ramanjit Singh Sahota Sikki Member INC
9. Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala Member INC

2018-2019

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Committee on House Committee (2018–19)[9]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Ajaib Singh Bhatti Ex-Officio Chairperson INC
2. Aman Arora Member AAP
3. H. S. Phoolka Member AAP
4. N. K. Sharma Member INC
5. Rajinder Singh Member INC
6. Sukhjit Singh Member INC
7. Surinder Kumar Dawar Member INC
8. Sushil Kumar Rinku Member INC
9. Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC

2017-2018

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Committee on House Committee (2017–18)[10]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Ajaib Singh Bhatti Ex-Officio Chairperson INC
2. Ajit Singh Kohar Member INC
3. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring Member INC
4. Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
5. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hehar Member INC
6. Kulbir Singh Zira Member INC
7. Kuldeep Singh Vaid Bulara Member INC
8. Nazar Singh Manshahia Member INC
9. Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  2. ^ Grover, Verinder (1989). Legislative Council in State Legislatures. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-193-4. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, 4 March 2021" (PDF). Government of Punjab. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22". punjabnewsexpress.com. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 – TheFactNews". 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ "vidhanSabha". 2022-03-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  8. ^ "vidhanSabha". 2020-02-09. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  9. ^ "vidhanSabha". 2019-04-21. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  10. ^ "vidhanSabha". 2017-12-14. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2022-07-23.