Standing Committee on Defence (India)
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (SCOD) is a department related standing committee (DRSC) of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of legislative oversight of the defence policies and decision making of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). It is one of the 24 DRSCs that have been mandated with the onerous task of ministry specific oversight.
Department Related Standing Committee | |
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16th Lok Sabha | |
Founded | April 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04) |
Country | India |
Leadership | |
Chaiperson | Jual Oram |
Chairperson party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Appointer | Lok sabha Speaker |
Structure | |
Seats | 31 Lok Sabha : 21 Rajya Sabha : 10 |
Political Parties | BJP (12) INC (4) |
Election criteria | The members are elected every year from amongst its members of respective houses according to the principle of proportional representation. |
Tenure | 1 Year |
Jurisdiction | |
Purpose | Legislative oversight of the defence policies and decision making of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
Rules & Procedure | |
Applicable rules | Rule 331 C through N (page 122 - 125) Fifth Schedule (page 158) |
The committee consists of thirty one members: twenty one elected from the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more than ten members from the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. The term of office of the members is one year and they are elected yearly from their respective houses according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. The chairperson is appointed by the Lok Sabha speaker. A minister is not eligible to become a member of the committee and a member must relinquish their seat if they become a Minister.[1]
The committee currently is headed by MP Kalraj Mishra, succeeding MP Maj Gen BC Khanduri (Retd.).[2][3]