Which of the following parliament committees is/are temporary in nature? 1. Advisory Committee 2. Committee on Petroleum & Natural 3. Public Accounts Committee 4. Committee on Petitions 5. Ethics Committee
There are two kinds of Parliamentary Committees – Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees.
Standing Committees are permanent in nature and Ad Hoc Committees, as the name suggests, temporary in nature.
Standing Committees
Financial Committees
Departmental Standing Committees
Committees to Inquire
Committees to Scrutinise and Control
Committees Relating to the Day-to-Day Business of the House
House-Keeping Committees or Service Committees
Ad Hoc Committees
Inquiry Committees
Advisory Committees
Advisory Committees are select or joint committees appointed for the matters of bills. Whenever a bill is introduced in either house, they refer it to the select committee which scrutinizes it clause-by-clause.
Committee on Petroleum & Natural is a Department Standing Committees.
Public Accounts Committee is a financial committee that examines the annual reports of the Government and scrutinizes the reports of Comptroller and Auditor General laid in the parliament by the President.
Committee on Petitions falls under Committees to Inquire.
Ethics Committee also falls under Committees to Inquire.