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News: The bills on “One Nation, One Election” have been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for wider consultation.
About Joint Parliamentary Committee
- JPC is an ad-hoc committee formed by both Houses of Parliament for examining a specific subject or Bill in detail.
- JPC is formed after one House of Parliament has passed a motion and other house has agreed to it.
- The composition of JPC is not fixed and determined by the Parliament.
- It has members from both the Houses of Parliament, including both members of the ruling party and opposition.
- The recommendations of the committee are advisory in nature and not binding on the government.
- Functions of JPC:
- Examines bills, policies, specific subject in detail.
- Gathers evidence from experts, public bodies, associations, individuals or interested parties.
- Scrutinises documents and summons people for questioning.
