**Policy Summary:**
This notification, No. 131CI2016, issued by the Lok Sabha on April 5, 2016, and published in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, on April 7, 2016, announces amendments to the Fifth Schedule of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition). These amendments, made by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in consultation with the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, pertain to the composition and responsibilities of specific committees.
Specifically, the amendments revise the Ministries/Departments associated with the following committees:
* **Committee on Agriculture:** The responsible departments are revised from "1 Agriculture 2 Food Processing Industries" to "1 Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 2 Food Processing Industries".
* **Committee on External Affairs:** The responsible departments are revised from "1 External Affairs 2 Overseas Indian Affairs" to "External Affairs".
This notification was uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. The Secretary-General is ANOOP MISHRA.
Key Entities Referenced
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, which issued the notification.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha was consulted for amendments to the rules of procedure.
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha: The set of rules governing the proceedings of the Lok Sabha.
Fifth Schedule: A schedule appended to the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, which was amended by the notification.
Committee on Agriculture: A committee of the Lok Sabha responsible for matters related to agriculture.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: A Ministry/Department of the Government of India.
Food Processing Industries: A Ministry/Department of the Government of India.
Committee on External Affairs: A committee of the Lok Sabha responsible for matters related to external affairs.
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LOK SABHA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 5th April, 2016
No. 13/1/CI/2016.—The following paragraph published in the Lok Sabha Bulletin Part-II dated 04 April, 2016,
is hereby published for general information:-
No. 3250 Committee Branch-I
Amendments to the Fifth Schedule to the Rules of Procedure and
Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha
In pursuance of the proviso to sub-rule (2) of rule 331C of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in
Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition), the Speaker, Lok Sabha in consultation with the Chairman, Rajya Sabha has made the
following amendments to the Fifth Schedule:-
Fifth Schedule
(See rule 331C)
Sl. No. Name of the Committee Ministries/Departments Ministries/Departments(As revised)
(Existing)
Part II
9. Committee on Agriculture (1) Agriculture (1) Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(2) Food Processing Industries (2) Food Processing Industries
13. Committee on External (1) External Affairs External Affairs
Affairs (2) Overseas Indian Affairs
ANOOP MISHRA, Secy. General
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