Friday, July 20, 2012

Sachin, Rekha join Parliamentary standing committees

Sachin, Rekha join Parliamentary standing committees
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actor Rekha, who took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs, has been included in standing committees of Parliament.

Tendukar have been made a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology on Thursday.

The committee deals with matters associated with the Ministry of Communications and knowledge Technology, the Ministry of knowledge and Broadcasting, Department of Posts and the dept of Telecommunications.

The committee, that is made from 31 members, is examining the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Second Amendment Bill, 2011 at present.

Rekha, at the other hand, was made a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.

The panel is produced from 31 members and it's examining the Bureau of Indian Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2012, the National Food Security Bill, 2011, the shopper Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2011 and the Warehousing Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

Indian President Pratibha Patil approved the names of Rekha and Tendulkar for nominated seats within the Rajya Sabha, the higher house of the Indian Parliament earlier this year.