Question : CONSTITUTION OF CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

whether certain Ministries do not have the Consultative Committees; if so, the reasons therefor along with name of those Ministries; and the time by which the Consultative Committees of these Ministries are likely to be constituted?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI B.K. HANDIQUE)

(a), (b) and (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3408 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.05.2006.

The list of Ministries which do not have Consultative Committees is at Annex. As per the guidelines, Membership of a Consultative Committee is voluntary and a Member can be nominated to one Consultative Committee only. A minimum of ten Members is required for a Consultative Committee. Preferences from required number of Hon’ble Members of Parliament have not been received as a result of which the Consultative Committees of these Ministries have not been constituted. It may not be possible to give any time-frame by which the Consultative Committees of these Ministries are likely to be constituted.
Annex

List of Ministries where Consultative Committees have not been constituted

1. Ministry of Company Affairs
2. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
3. Ministry of Law & Justice
4. Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
5. Ministry of Overseas Indians Affairs
6. Ministry of Science and Technology and Deptt. of Ocean Development
7 Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
8. Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation
9. Ministry of Mines
10. Ministry of Minorities Affairs
11. Ministry of Women & Child Development
12 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
13 Ministry of Planning
14 Department of Atomic Energy
15 Department of Space