Punjab Assembly Committee on Estimates

Indian Legislative committee

  AAP (11)
  INC (2) Election criteriaThe members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.Tenure1 YearJurisdictionPurposeLegislative oversight of the government estimatesRules & ProcedureApplicable rulesArticle 208 of the Constitution of India
section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Punjab Assembly Committee on Estimates of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly.[1][2][3]

Functions

The functions of the Committee on Estimates is:[1]

  1. to report what economics, improvements in organizations, efficiency or administrative reform, consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected;
  2. to suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration;
  3. to examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates; and
  4. to suggest the form in which the estimates shall be presented to the House; Provided that the Committee shall not exercise its functions in relation to such public undertakings as are allotted to the Committee on public undertakings by these Rules or by the Speaker.

Appointment

The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[4]

Members

For the 1 year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Estimates of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[1][3]

Committee on Estimates (2022–23)
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Aman Arora Chairperson AAP
2. Amansher Singh (Shery kalsi) Member AAP
3. Amolak Singh Member AAP
4. Balkar Singh Sidhu Member AAP
5. Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
6. Gurpreet Bassi Gogi Member AAP
7. Harmit Singh Pathanmajra Member AAP
8. Jagtar Singh Diyalpura Member AAP
9. Kashmir Singh Sohal Member AAP
10. Kulwant Singh Sidhu Member AAP
11. Raman Arora Member AAP
12. Santosh Kumari Kataria Member AAP
13. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Member INC

Chairpersons

Tenure Terms Name Political party
2021-22 1 Hardial Singh Kamboj[5][6] Indian National Congress
2022-23 1 Aman Arora[3] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members

For the one year period before May 2022, the Committee on Estimates of 15th Punjab Assembly had following members:

2021–22

Committee on Estimates (2021–22)[7]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Hardial Singh Kamboj Chairperson INC
2. Sardar Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Member INC
3. Sardar Angad Singh Member INC
4. Sardar Dilraj Singh Bhunder Member INC
5. Sardar Gurpartap Singh Wadala Member INC
6. Sardar Kanwar Sandhu Member INC
7. Shri Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
8. Sardar Nirmal Singh Member INC
9. Shri Rakesh Pandey Member INC
10. Sardar Randeep Singh Nabha Member INC
11. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member INC
12. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Khaira Member INC
13. Shri Surinder Kumar Dawar Member

2020–21

Committee on Estimates (2020–21)[8]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Hardial Singh Kamboj Chairperson INC
2. Sardar Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Member INC
3. Sardar Angad Singh Member INC
4. Shri Amit Vij Member INC
5. Sardar Kanwar Sandhu Member INC
6. Shri Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
7. Sardar Navtej Singh Chemma Member INC
8. Sardar Nirmal Singh Member INC
9. Sardar Gurpartap Singh Wadala Member INC
10. Shri Pawan Kumar Tinu Member INC
11. Sardar Santokh Singh Member INC
12. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member INC
13. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Khaira Member

2019–20

Committee on Estimates (2019–20)[9]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Hardial Singh Kamboj Chairperson INC
2. Sh. Arun Dogra Member INC
3. Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia Member INC
4. Sh. Dalvir Singh Khangura Member INC
5. Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri Member INC
6. Sardar Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra Member INC
7. Sardar Harjot Kamal Singh Member INC
8. Sh. Jai Krishan Singh Rodi Member INC
9. Sh. Joginder Pal Member INC
10. Sh. Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
11. Smt. Sarvjit Kaur Manuke Member INC
12. Sh. Sunil Dutti Member INC
13. Sh. Sushil Kumar Rinku Member

2018–19

Committee on Estimates (2018–19)[10]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Hardial Singh Kamboj Chairperson INC
2. Sh. Arun Dogra Member INC
3. Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia Member INC
4. Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri Member INC
5. Sardar Harminder Singh Gill Member INC
6. Sh. Jai Krishan Singh Member INC
7. Sh. Joginder Pal Member INC
8. Sardar Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal Member INC
9. Sh. Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
10. S. Pirmal Singh Dhaula Member INC
11. Sardar Pritam Singh Kotbhai Member INC
12. Sardar Sukhjit Singh Member INC
13. Chaudhary Surinder Singh Member

2017–18

Committee on Estimates (2017–18)[11]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Chairperson INC
2. Sh. Aman Arora Member INC
3. Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri Member INC
4. Sardar Hardial Singh Kamboj Member INC
5. Sardar Harminder Singh Gill Member INC
6. Sardar Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra Member INC
7. Sardar Inderbeer Singh Bolaria Member INC
8. Sardar Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon Member INC
9. Sh. Pawan Kumar Adia Member INC
10. Dr. Raj Kumar Chabewal Member INC
11. Sardar Sharanjit Singh Dhillon Member INC
12. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Khaira Member INC
13. Sh. Vijay Inder Singla Member

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