NationalMonday, 4 May 2026·https://testbook.com/current-affairs/04-may-2026-daily-current-affairs
Lok Sabha Speaker reconstitutes key parliamentary committees for 2026–27
Four parliamentary committees were reconstituted from May 1, 2026, with KC Venugopal retaining the PAC chairmanship.
Key highlights
Direct fact
With effect from 1 May 2026, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstituted four parliamentary committees for the 2026–27 term, and KC Venugopal retained the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Key specifics
- The committees will function for one year, from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027.
- PAC and Public Undertakings Committees have 22 members each.
- The Estimates Committee has 30 members and no Rajya Sabha representation.
- The Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs has 30 members, with 20 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
- PAC functions under Rule 308(1) of the Lok Sabha Rules and was established in 1921 under the Government of India Act 1919.
Exam lens
Question type: parliamentary committee match-the-following; remember 1 May 2026, KC Venugopal, 22-member PAC, 30-member Estimates Committee, and Rule 308(1). TNPSC may ask which committee is conventionally headed by an Opposition member since 1967.