*🛡️Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC)* ♟️A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is set up by the Parliament for a special purpose, like for the detailed scrutiny of a subject or Bill. ♟️It has members from both the Houses and from both the ruling parties and the opposition. ♟️Members of the JPC are decided by the Parliament. ♟️There is no fixed number of members in the committee. ♟️It is dissolved after its term ends or its task has been completed. ♟️ The recommendations made by the committee are in recommendatory in nature not binding on the government. *💎Powers of the Committee* ♟️ A JPC can obtain evidence of experts, public bodies, associations, individuals or interested parties suo motu or on requests made by them. ♟️If a witness fails to appear before a JPC in response to summons, his conduct constitutes a contempt of the House. ♟️Ministers are not generally called by the committees to give evidence. ♟️However, with the permission of the Speaker, the JPC can seek information on certain points from ministers and call the ministers. ♟️The JPC can take oral and written evidence or call for documents in connection with a matter under its consideration. ♟️The Joint Parliamentary Committees are formed till date include the following cases: ♟️Bofors scandal (1987) ♟️Harshad Mehta Stock market scam (1992) ♟️Ketan Parekh share market scam (2001) ♟️Soft drink pesticide issue (2003) 2023 ♟️2G spectrum case (2011) ♟️VVIP Chopper scam (2013) ♟️Land Acquisition (2015) ♟️NRC (2016) ♟️Personal Data Protection Bill (2019) ♟️The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 ♟️One nation one election 2024