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    Joint parliamentary committee - Wikipedia

    • Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is one type of ad hoc parliamentary committee constituted by the Indian parliament. Joint Parliamentary Committee is formed when motion is adopted by one house and it is supported or agreed by the other house. Another way to form a Joint Parliamentary committee is that two presiding chiefs of both houses can w… See more

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    The Lok Sabha members are double compared to Rajya Sabha.
    for e.g. If Joint Parliamentary committee … See more

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    A JPC can obtain evidence of experts, public bodies, associations, individuals or interested parties suo moto or on requests made by them. If a witness fails to appear before a JPC in response to summons, his conduct co… See more

    JurisdictionIndia
    Parent agencyParliament of India
    TypeAd hoc Committee of Parliament of India
    Explained: How Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Works - InsightsIAS
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    JPCs so far

    The first JPC was formed in August 1987 to investigate the Bofors scandal. It was chaired by Congress politician B. Shankaranand. It was formed on a motion moved by the then defence minister K.C. Pant in … See more

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