Office of Profit

Q.  A Joint Committee on office of profit has been constituted to regularly review various offices for deciding if they are office of profit? What is the composition of this committee?
- Published on 15 Jun 16

a. 15 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha
b. 15 members from the Lok Sabha
c. 10 members from the Lok Sabha and 5 from the Rajya Sabha
d. 14 members from the Lok Sabha and 7 members from the Rajya Sabha

ANSWER: 10 members from the Lok Sabha and 5 from the Rajya Sabha
 
  • As new bodies are created regularly, the question as to the membership of which of these bodies would be a disqualification for membership of Parliament is a matter demanding constant review.
  • To meet this need, a Joint Committee on office of profit has been constituted consisting of 10 members from the Lok Sabha and five members from the Rajya Sabha.
  • The function of the Committee, inter alia, is to undertake a continuous scrutiny of the composition and character of various government appointed bodies and report to both houses as to the membership of which of these ought to disqualify a person for membership of Parliament.
  • The Committee generally applies two tests in deciding whether a member of a body ought to be exempted from disqualification: (1) the emoluments and allowances attached to the members; and (2) the nature and function of the body.

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