Archive · 28 Sep 2025
Government Considers Extending Parliamentary Committee Terms
The government is thinking about letting the groups of people in parliament who study important topics stay for two years instead of one.
Lawmakers believe the current one-year term is too short.
This would give the committees more time to study important issues, which could help them make better decisions.
The government will make a decision after talking to the leaders of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
The main idea is for the committees to be able to do their work better.
The Union government is considering extending the term of parliamentary standing committees.
Lawmakers have complained the current one-year term is too short.
The government will make a decision after consultations.
The new term usually starts in late September or early October.
Members want longer terms for more effective deliberation.
- Who
- Union government and Parliamentarians
- What
- Considering extending the tenure of parliamentary standing committees
- When
- As of article's publication
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To allow for more effective addressing of subjects
Disadvantages
Advantages
Term Length
Disadvantages
One-year term too short.
Advantages
Two-year term allows for more effective deliberation.
- Committees
- Parliamentary Standing Committees
- Current Term Length
- One year
- Proposed Term Length
- Two years
- Decision Makers
- Union government
- Consultation
- Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman