NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will chair the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, while former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will head the panel on agriculture and animal husbandry.
A bulletin from the Lok Sabha on Wednesday night provided details of the reconstituted parliamentary committees, noting that the current chairpersons have been retained.
In total, there are 15 Lok Sabha committees and eight Rajya Sabha committees, along with two select committees, overseeing various departments and legislative matters.