RULES 204 TO 215 OF THE COMMITTEES OF LEGISLATURE ALLOW TO TAKE EVIDENCE, TO CALL FOR PAPERS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORTS.

Rules 193 to 271-C of the Rules of procedure and Conduct related to Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly,1973 contains the detailed provisions regarding the constitution,function and procedures for Committees .Rule 193 provides that at the commencement of the first session after each general election and thereafter before the commencement of each financial year or from time to time when we the occasion otherwise arises , different Committees for specific or general purposes shall either be elected or constituted by the House or nominated by the speaker. No member can be appointed to a committee if he is not willing to serve on it and further a member of the committee in the event of his appointment as a Minister ceases to be a member of the committee from the date of such appointment.The chairman of each committee is appointed by the Speaker from amongst the members of the Committee,but if the Deputy speaker is a member of any committee of which the speaker is not the Chairman, the Deputy speaker shall be the ex-Officio chairman of such Committee.Any committee may appoint one or more sub committees , each having the power of the undivided committee to examine any matter that may be referred to it and the reports of the such committees are deemed to be the Reports of the whole committee if they are approved by the whole Committee in a sitting (Rule 200) .The meeting of the committee's are to be held in the precincts of the House and if it becomes necessary to change the venue to an outside place, the matter shall be referred to the Speaker whose decision shall be final as per Rule 203 .The detailed procedure to take evidence, to call the papers , records , documents and presentation of the Reports as per provison made 204 to 215 Secretary Vidhan sabha is the ex-Officio Secretary of the all committees under Rule 216 to do the needful under the Rules of procedure and Conduct of business of the Committee's for Legislature.