1. ESTIMATES
COMMITTEE

2. COMPOSITION WAS 25 MEMBERS ALL MEMBERS FROM LOK SABHA
CONSTITUTED IN APRIL 1950
COMPOSITION WAS 25 MEMBERS
ALL MEMBERS FROM LOK SABHA

3. COMPOSITION WAS RAISED TO 30
IN 1956
COMPOSITION WAS RAISED TO 30
ALL FROM LOK SABHA
TENURE----ONE YEAR

4. ELECTION BY MEMBERS FROM AMONG THEMSELVES
BY PRINCIPLE OF PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
BASED ON SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE SYSTEM

5. MINISTERS CAN’T BE MEMBERS
CONVENTIONALLY
SINCE 1956, 2/3 MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RE-ELECTED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
MINISTERS CAN’T BE MEMBERS

6. IF DEPUTY SPEAKER IS A MEMBER
CHAIRMAN
NOMINATED BY SPEAKER
IF DEPUTY SPEAKER IS A MEMBER
HE ACTS AS THE CHAIRMAN

7. ---TO SUGGEST ECONOMIES IN EXPENDITURE
FUNCTIONS
---TO SUGGEST ECONOMIES IN EXPENDITURE
HENCE ALSO REFERRED TO AS
‘CONTINUOUS ECONOMY COMMITTEE’

8. ---TO EXAMINE THE ESTIMATES REFERRED TO IT BY LOK SABHA OR SPEAKER TO:
Report economic improvements, in organization, efficiency and administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying estimates may be effected
Suggest alternative policies to bring about efficiency and economy in administration
Examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates
(iv) Suggest the form in which estimates can be presented in the Parliament

9. ---TO MAKE USE OF ESTIMATES AS SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO AVOID
WASTE AND EXTRAVAGANCE IN THE
EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS

10. WORKING OF THE COMMITTEE
-Prepares its programme based on the specified estimates to be examined
--Gathers and collates the required material for necessary examination
---Issues questionnaires and holds interviews of the officials
----Appoints study-groups for selected projects

11. Report is submitted to Lok Sabha Discussed by members of Lok Sabha
HENCE A CHECK AND CONTROL OVER PUBLIC EXPENDITURE