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(i) To provide a platform to the members to have interactions	with the ministers concerned, experts and key officials from	the nodal ministries with a view to have a focused and
meaningful discussion on critical issues with a result-oriented	approach for speeding up the implementation process;	(ii) To sensitise members about the key areas of concern and
also about the ground level situation and equip them with the	latest information, knowledge, technical know-how and	valuable inputs from experts both from the country and
abroad for enabling them to raise these issues effectively on	the Floor of the House and in the meetings of the	Departmentally-Related Standing Committees (DRSCs); and
(iii) To prepare a data-base through collection of data on critical	issues from ministries concerned, reliable NGOs,	newspapers, United Nations, Internet, etc. and circulation
thereof to the members so that they can meaningfully	participate in the discussions of the forums and seek	clarifications from experts or officials from the Ministry present
in the meetings.	It has been mandated that the Parliamentary Fora will not	interfere with or encroach upon the jurisdiction of the
COMPOSITION OF THE FORUMS	The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the ex-officio President of all the	Forums except the Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public
Health wherein the Chairman of Rajya Sabha is the ex-officio	President and the Speaker is the ex-officio Co-President. The	Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, the Deputy Speaker of Lok
Sabha, the concerned Ministers and the Chairman of	Departmentally-Related Standing Committees are the ex-officio	VicePresidents of the respective Forums.
Each Forum consists of not more than 31 members (excluding	the President, Co-President and Vice-Presidents) out of whom not	more than 21 are from the Lok Sabha and not more than 10 are
from the Rajya Sabha.	Members (other than the President, Co-President and Vice-	Presidents) of these forums are nominated by the Speaker/
Chairman from amongst the leaders of various political	parties/groups or their nominees, who have special	knowledge/keen interest in the subject.3
The duration of the office of members of the forum is co-	terminus with their membership in the respective Houses. A	member may also resign from the forum by writing to the
Speaker/Chairman.	The President of the forum appoints a member-convener for	each forum to conduct regular, approved programmes/meetings of
the forum in consultation with the President. The meetings of the	forums are held from time to time, as may be necessary, during	Parliament sessions.
FUNCTIONS OF THE FORUMS	Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and	Management
The functions of the forum are:	1. To identify problems relating to water and make	suggestions/recommenda-tions for consideration and
appropriate action by Government/organisations concerned	2. To identify the ways of involving members of Parliament in	conservation and augmentation of water resources in their
respective states/constituencies	3. To organise seminars/workshops to create awareness for	conservation and efficient management of water
4. To undertake such other related task as it may deem fit	Parliamentary Forum on Youth	The functions of this forum are:
1. To have focused deliberations on strategies to leverage	human capital in the youth for accelerating development	initiatives
2. To build greater awareness amongst public leaders and at	the grass-roots level of the potential of youth for effecting	socio-economic change
3. To interact on a regular basis with youth representatives and	leaders, in order to better appreciate their hopes,	aspirations, concerns and problems
4. To consider ways for improving Parliament’s out-reach to	different sections of youth, in order to reinforce their faith	and commitment in democratic institutions and encourage
their active participation therein	5. To hold consultations with experts, national and international	academicians and government agencies concerned on
Parliamentary Forum on Children	The functions of the forum are:	1. To further enhance awareness and attention of
Parliamentarians towards critical issues affecting children’s	well being so that they may provide due leadership to ensure	their rightful place in the development process
2. To provide a platform to Parliamentarians to exchange	ideas, views, experiences, expert practices in relation to	children, in a structured manner, through workshops,
seminars, orientation programmes, etc.	3. To provide Parliamentarians an interface with civil society for	highlighting children’s issues, including, inter-alia, the
voluntary sector, media and corporate sector, and thereby to	foster effective strategic partnerships in this regard	4. To enable Parliamentarians to interact, in an institutionalised
manner with specialised UN agencies like the UNICEF and	other comparable multilateral agencies on expert reports,	studies, news and trend-analyses, etc., world-wide, which
are germane to developments in the sector	5. To undertake any other tasks, projects, assignments, etc., as	the Forum may deem fit.
Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health	The functions of the forum are:	1. To have focused deliberations on strategies relating to
population stabilisation and matters connected therewith	2. To discuss and prepare strategies on issues concerning	public health
3. To build greater awareness in all sections of the society,	particularly at the grassroot level, regarding population	control and public health
4. To hold comprehensive dialogue and discussion in the	matter of population and public health with experts at the	national and international levels and to have interactions
with multilateral organisations like WHO, United Nations	Population Fund, and academicians and government	agencies concerned.
Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate	Change	The functions of the forum are:
1. To identify problems relating to global warming and climate	change and make suggestions/recommendations for	consideration and appropriate action by the
government/organisations concerned to reduce the extent of	global warming	2. To identify the ways of involving members of Parliament to
interact with specialists of national and international bodies	working on global warming and climate change with	increased effort to develop new technologies to mitigate
global warming	3. To organise seminars/workshops to create awareness about	the causes and effects of global warming and climate
change among the members of Parliament	4. To identify the ways of involving members of Parliament to	spread awareness to prevent global warming and climate
change	5. To undertake such other related task as it may deem fit	Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management
The functions of the forum are:	1. To identify problems relating to Disaster Management and	make suggestions / recommendations for consideration and
appropriate action by the Government / Organizations	concerned to reduce the effects of disasters.	2. To identify the ways of involving Members of Parliament to
interact with specialists of National and International Bodies	working on Disaster Management with increased effort to	develop new technologies to mitigate the effect of disasters.
3. To organize seminars / workshops to create awareness	about the causes and effects of disasters among the	Members of Parliament.
4. To identify the ways of involving Members of Parliament to	spread awareness about disaster management.	5. To undertake such other related task as it may deem fit.
Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Craftspeople	The functions of the forum are:	1. To further enhance awareness and attention to
Parliamentarians towards critical issues affecting artisans	and craftspeople so as to preserve and promote traditional	art and crafts through various mechanisms.
2. To provide a platform to Parliamentarians to exchange	ideas, views, experiences, expertise and best practices in	relation to artisans and craftspeople, in a structured manner,
through Workshops, Seminars, Orientation Programmes,	etc.	3. To provide Parliamentarians an interface with civil society for
highlighting issues related to craftspeople and artisans,	including inter alia, the Voluntary Sector, Media and	Corporate Sector and thereby to foster effective strategic
partnerships in this regard	4. To enable Parliamentarians to interact, in an institutionalized	manner with representatives of various Union Ministries,
Government Organizations like Khadi and Village Industries	Commission (KVIC), Coir Board, The Council for	Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology
(CAPART) and other related Organizations/Bodies.	5. To hold comprehensive dialogue and discussion on the	matters relating to preservation of art and traditional craft
and the promotion of artisans and craftspeople with	experts/Organizations at the national and international	levels.
6. To undertake any other Tasks, Projects, Assignments, etc.	as the Forum may deem fit.	Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development
Goals	The functions of the forum are:	1. To review and enhance awareness and attention of
Parliamentarians towards critical issues which have bearing	on achievement of goals/targets set under Millennium	Development Goals by 2015.
2. To provide a platform to Parliamentarians to exchange	ideas, views, experiences, expertise and best practices in	relation to implementation of Millennium Development Goals
in a structured manner, through Workshops, Seminars,	Orientation Programmes, etc.	3. To provide Parliamentarians an interface with civil society for
highlighting issues related to Millennium Development	Goals, viz. eradication of poverty; hunger; achievement of	universal primary education; promotion of gender equality
and empowerment of women; reduction of child mortality;	improving maternal health; combating HIV/ AIDS; Malaria	and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability
and developing a global partnership for development.	4. To enable parliamentarians to interact, in an institutionalized	manner with specialized UN Agencies and other comparable
Multilateral Agencies, Expert Report, Studies, News and	Trendanalyses, etc. regarding achievement of Millennium	Development Goals.
5. To undertake any other Tasks, Projects, Assignments, etc.	as the Forum may deem fit.	NOTES AND REFERENCES
1. On 12th May 2005, the then Speaker of Lok Sabha,	Somnath Chatterjee informed the House of his decision	to constitute a Parliamentary forum on water
conservation and management so that the members of	Parliament may discuss the critical issue of water in a	structured manner and also to raise the issue more
effectively on the floor of the House. Accordingly, the	forum was constituted on 12th August, 2005.	2. The years mentioned in the brackets indicate the years
of their establishment.	3. The Secretary-General of Lok Sabha is the Secretary to	the forums.
4. The Speaker also constituted four sub-forums of the	Parliamentary Forum on Youth, viz. (i) Sub-Forum on	Sports and Youth Development (ii) Sub-Forum on
25 Parliamentary Group	RATIONALE OF THE GROUP	M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher have nicely explained the rationale
of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) in the following way:	The establishment and development of relations among	parliaments constitutes part of the regular activities of national
parliaments. Although promotion of inter-parliamentary relations	has for many years been a significant part of the work of	parliamentarians, recently it has received a new thrust due to the
increased inter-dependence of nations in a global environment. It	is imperative that parliamentarians will join hands to safeguard	democracy and work in synergy to confront the challenges before
the world and convert them into opportunities to facilitate peace	and prosperity in their countries as well as globally.	Parliamentarians from different parts of the world, therefore, have
a forum where they can meet to discuss and find out solutions to	their common problems. It is here that some sort of cross-	fertilisation of ideas can take place not only between the older and
the younger parliaments, but also between parliamentarians	working under different parliamentary systems. These problems	are no doubt discussed in inter-governmental conferences;
however, those discussions are not so frank and free as they can	be at a conclave of legislators.1	Inter-parliamentary relations thus assume great importance
today when the whole world is beset with many pressing	problems. The problems that are faced by one parliament today	may confront another tomorrow. It is, therefore, essential that a
link should exist between various parliaments of the world. This	link is maintained by India through the exchange of delegations,	goodwill missions, correspondence, documents, etc. with foreign
COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP	IPG3 is an autonomous body. It was formed in the year 1949 in	pursuance of a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly
(Legislative).4	The membership of IPG is open to all members of Parliament.	The former members of Parliament can also become associate
members of the Group.5 But, the associate members are entitled	to limited rights only. They are not entitled to representation at	meetings and conferences of the IPU and the CPA. They are also
not entitled to the travel concessions provided to members by	certain branches of the CPA.	The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the ex officio president of the
Group. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Deputy	Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are the ex officio vice-presidents of	the Group. The SecretaryGeneral of the Lok Sabha acts as the ex
OBJECTIVES OF THE GROUP	The aims and objects of the Group are mentioned below:	1. To promote personal contacts between members of the
Parliament of India.	2. To study questions of public importance that are likely to	come up before the Parliament; arrange seminars,
discussions and orientation courses; and bring out	publications for the dissemination of information to the	members of the Group.
3. To arrange lectures on political, defence, economic, social	and educational problems by the members of the Parliament	and distinguished persons.
FUNCTIONS OF THE GROUP	The various functions performed and activities undertaken by the	Group are as follows:
1. The Group acts as a link between the Parliament of India	and the various parliaments of the world. This link is	maintained through exchange of delegations, goodwill
missions, correspondence, documents, etc. with foreign	parliaments.	2. The Group functions as the (a) National Group of the IPU
and (b) main branch of the CPA in India.	3. Addresses to the members of the Parliament by visiting	Heads of State and Government of foreign countries and
talks by eminent persons are arranged under the auspices of	the Group.	4. Seminars and symposia on parliamentary subjects of topical
interest are organised periodically at national as well as	international level.	5. Members of the Group, when visiting abroad, are given
letters of introduction to the Secretaries of the National	Groups of the IPU and Secretaries of the CPA branches.	The Indian Missions in the countries of visit are also suitably

(i) To provide a platform to the members to have interactions

with the ministers concerned, experts and key officials from

the nodal ministries with a view to have a focused and

meaningful discussion on critical issues with a result-oriented

approach for speeding up the implementation process;

(ii) To sensitise members about the key areas of concern and

also about the ground level situation and equip them with the

latest information, knowledge, technical know-how and

valuable inputs from experts both from the country and

abroad for enabling them to raise these issues effectively on

the Floor of the House and in the meetings of the

Departmentally-Related Standing Committees (DRSCs); and

(iii) To prepare a data-base through collection of data on critical

issues from ministries concerned, reliable NGOs,

newspapers, United Nations, Internet, etc. and circulation

thereof to the members so that they can meaningfully

participate in the discussions of the forums and seek

clarifications from experts or officials from the Ministry present

in the meetings.

It has been mandated that the Parliamentary Fora will not

interfere with or encroach upon the jurisdiction of the

COMPOSITION OF THE FORUMS

The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the ex-officio President of all the

Forums except the Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public

Health wherein the Chairman of Rajya Sabha is the ex-officio

President and the Speaker is the ex-officio Co-President. The

Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, the Deputy Speaker of Lok

Sabha, the concerned Ministers and the Chairman of

Departmentally-Related Standing Committees are the ex-officio

VicePresidents of the respective Forums.

Each Forum consists of not more than 31 members (excluding

the President, Co-President and Vice-Presidents) out of whom not

more than 21 are from the Lok Sabha and not more than 10 are

from the Rajya Sabha.

Members (other than the President, Co-President and Vice-

Presidents) of these forums are nominated by the Speaker/

Chairman from amongst the leaders of various political

parties/groups or their nominees, who have special

knowledge/keen interest in the subject.3

The duration of the office of members of the forum is co-

terminus with their membership in the respective Houses. A

member may also resign from the forum by writing to the

Speaker/Chairman.

The President of the forum appoints a member-convener for

each forum to conduct regular, approved programmes/meetings of

the forum in consultation with the President. The meetings of the

forums are held from time to time, as may be necessary, during

Parliament sessions.

FUNCTIONS OF THE FORUMS

Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and

Management

The functions of the forum are:

1. To identify problems relating to water and make

suggestions/recommenda-tions for consideration and

appropriate action by Government/organisations concerned

2. To identify the ways of involving members of Parliament in

conservation and augmentation of water resources in their

respective states/constituencies

3. To organise seminars/workshops to create awareness for

conservation and efficient management of water

4. To undertake such other related task as it may deem fit

Parliamentary Forum on Youth

The functions of this forum are:

1. To have focused deliberations on strategies to leverage

human capital in the youth for accelerating development

initiatives

2. To build greater awareness amongst public leaders and at

the grass-roots level of the potential of youth for effecting

socio-economic change

3. To interact on a regular basis with youth representatives and

leaders, in order to better appreciate their hopes,

aspirations, concerns and problems

4. To consider ways for improving Parliament’s out-reach to

different sections of youth, in order to reinforce their faith

and commitment in democratic institutions and encourage

their active participation therein

5. To hold consultations with experts, national and international

academicians and government agencies concerned on

Parliamentary Forum on Children

The functions of the forum are:

1. To further enhance awareness and attention of

Parliamentarians towards critical issues affecting children’s

well being so that they may provide due leadership to ensure

their rightful place in the development process

2. To provide a platform to Parliamentarians to exchange

ideas, views, experiences, expert practices in relation to

children, in a structured manner, through workshops,

seminars, orientation programmes, etc.

3. To provide Parliamentarians an interface with civil society for

highlighting children’s issues, including, inter-alia, the

voluntary sector, media and corporate sector, and thereby to

foster effective strategic partnerships in this regard

4. To enable Parliamentarians to interact, in an institutionalised

manner with specialised UN agencies like the UNICEF and

other comparable multilateral agencies on expert reports,

studies, news and trend-analyses, etc., world-wide, which

are germane to developments in the sector

5. To undertake any other tasks, projects, assignments, etc., as

the Forum may deem fit.

Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health

The functions of the forum are:

1. To have focused deliberations on strategies relating to

population stabilisation and matters connected therewith

2. To discuss and prepare strategies on issues concerning

public health

3. To build greater awareness in all sections of the society,

particularly at the grassroot level, regarding population

control and public health

4. To hold comprehensive dialogue and discussion in the

matter of population and public health with experts at the

national and international levels and to have interactions

with multilateral organisations like WHO, United Nations

Population Fund, and academicians and government

agencies concerned.

Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate

Change

The functions of the forum are:

1. To identify problems relating to global warming and climate

change and make suggestions/recommendations for

consideration and appropriate action by the

government/organisations concerned to reduce the extent of

global warming

2. To identify the ways of involving members of Parliament to

interact with specialists of national and international bodies

working on global warming and climate change with

increased effort to develop new technologies to mitigate

global warming

3. To organise seminars/workshops to create awareness about

the causes and effects of global warming and climate

change among the members of Parliament

4. To identify the ways of involving members of Parliament to

spread awareness to prevent global warming and climate

change

5. To undertake such other related task as it may deem fit

Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management

The functions of the forum are:

1. To identify problems relating to Disaster Management and

make suggestions / recommendations for consideration and

appropriate action by the Government / Organizations

concerned to reduce the effects of disasters.

2. To identify the ways of involving Members of Parliament to

interact with specialists of National and International Bodies

working on Disaster Management with increased effort to

develop new technologies to mitigate the effect of disasters.

3. To organize seminars / workshops to create awareness

about the causes and effects of disasters among the

Members of Parliament.

4. To identify the ways of involving Members of Parliament to

spread awareness about disaster management.

5. To undertake such other related task as it may deem fit.

Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Craftspeople

The functions of the forum are:

1. To further enhance awareness and attention to

Parliamentarians towards critical issues affecting artisans

and craftspeople so as to preserve and promote traditional

art and crafts through various mechanisms.

2. To provide a platform to Parliamentarians to exchange

ideas, views, experiences, expertise and best practices in

relation to artisans and craftspeople, in a structured manner,

through Workshops, Seminars, Orientation Programmes,

etc.

3. To provide Parliamentarians an interface with civil society for

highlighting issues related to craftspeople and artisans,

including inter alia, the Voluntary Sector, Media and

Corporate Sector and thereby to foster effective strategic

partnerships in this regard

4. To enable Parliamentarians to interact, in an institutionalized

manner with representatives of various Union Ministries,

Government Organizations like Khadi and Village Industries

Commission (KVIC), Coir Board, The Council for

Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology

(CAPART) and other related Organizations/Bodies.

5. To hold comprehensive dialogue and discussion on the

matters relating to preservation of art and traditional craft

and the promotion of artisans and craftspeople with

experts/Organizations at the national and international

levels.

6. To undertake any other Tasks, Projects, Assignments, etc.

as the Forum may deem fit.

Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development

Goals

The functions of the forum are:

1. To review and enhance awareness and attention of

Parliamentarians towards critical issues which have bearing

on achievement of goals/targets set under Millennium

Development Goals by 2015.

2. To provide a platform to Parliamentarians to exchange

ideas, views, experiences, expertise and best practices in

relation to implementation of Millennium Development Goals

in a structured manner, through Workshops, Seminars,

Orientation Programmes, etc.

3. To provide Parliamentarians an interface with civil society for

highlighting issues related to Millennium Development

Goals, viz. eradication of poverty; hunger; achievement of

universal primary education; promotion of gender equality

and empowerment of women; reduction of child mortality;

improving maternal health; combating HIV/ AIDS; Malaria

and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability

and developing a global partnership for development.

4. To enable parliamentarians to interact, in an institutionalized

manner with specialized UN Agencies and other comparable

Multilateral Agencies, Expert Report, Studies, News and

Trendanalyses, etc. regarding achievement of Millennium

Development Goals.

5. To undertake any other Tasks, Projects, Assignments, etc.

as the Forum may deem fit.

NOTES AND REFERENCES

1. On 12th May 2005, the then Speaker of Lok Sabha,

Somnath Chatterjee informed the House of his decision

to constitute a Parliamentary forum on water

conservation and management so that the members of

Parliament may discuss the critical issue of water in a

structured manner and also to raise the issue more

effectively on the floor of the House. Accordingly, the

forum was constituted on 12th August, 2005.

2. The years mentioned in the brackets indicate the years

of their establishment.

3. The Secretary-General of Lok Sabha is the Secretary to

the forums.

4. The Speaker also constituted four sub-forums of the

Parliamentary Forum on Youth, viz. (i) Sub-Forum on

Sports and Youth Development (ii) Sub-Forum on

25 Parliamentary Group

RATIONALE OF THE GROUP

M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher have nicely explained the rationale

of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) in the following way:

The establishment and development of relations among

parliaments constitutes part of the regular activities of national

parliaments. Although promotion of inter-parliamentary relations

has for many years been a significant part of the work of

parliamentarians, recently it has received a new thrust due to the

increased inter-dependence of nations in a global environment. It

is imperative that parliamentarians will join hands to safeguard

democracy and work in synergy to confront the challenges before

the world and convert them into opportunities to facilitate peace

and prosperity in their countries as well as globally.

Parliamentarians from different parts of the world, therefore, have

a forum where they can meet to discuss and find out solutions to

their common problems. It is here that some sort of cross-

fertilisation of ideas can take place not only between the older and

the younger parliaments, but also between parliamentarians

working under different parliamentary systems. These problems

are no doubt discussed in inter-governmental conferences;

however, those discussions are not so frank and free as they can

be at a conclave of legislators.1

Inter-parliamentary relations thus assume great importance

today when the whole world is beset with many pressing

problems. The problems that are faced by one parliament today

may confront another tomorrow. It is, therefore, essential that a

link should exist between various parliaments of the world. This

link is maintained by India through the exchange of delegations,

goodwill missions, correspondence, documents, etc. with foreign

COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP

IPG3 is an autonomous body. It was formed in the year 1949 in

pursuance of a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly

(Legislative).4

The membership of IPG is open to all members of Parliament.

The former members of Parliament can also become associate

members of the Group.5 But, the associate members are entitled

to limited rights only. They are not entitled to representation at

meetings and conferences of the IPU and the CPA. They are also

not entitled to the travel concessions provided to members by

certain branches of the CPA.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the ex officio president of the

Group. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Deputy

Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are the ex officio vice-presidents of

the Group. The SecretaryGeneral of the Lok Sabha acts as the ex

OBJECTIVES OF THE GROUP

The aims and objects of the Group are mentioned below:

1. To promote personal contacts between members of the

Parliament of India.

2. To study questions of public importance that are likely to

come up before the Parliament; arrange seminars,

discussions and orientation courses; and bring out

publications for the dissemination of information to the

members of the Group.

3. To arrange lectures on political, defence, economic, social

and educational problems by the members of the Parliament

and distinguished persons.

FUNCTIONS OF THE GROUP

The various functions performed and activities undertaken by the

Group are as follows:

1. The Group acts as a link between the Parliament of India

and the various parliaments of the world. This link is

maintained through exchange of delegations, goodwill

missions, correspondence, documents, etc. with foreign

parliaments.

2. The Group functions as the (a) National Group of the IPU

and (b) main branch of the CPA in India.

3. Addresses to the members of the Parliament by visiting

Heads of State and Government of foreign countries and

talks by eminent persons are arranged under the auspices of

the Group.

4. Seminars and symposia on parliamentary subjects of topical

interest are organised periodically at national as well as

international level.

5. Members of the Group, when visiting abroad, are given

letters of introduction to the Secretaries of the National

Groups of the IPU and Secretaries of the CPA branches.

The Indian Missions in the countries of visit are also suitably