About:
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- It plays a crucial role in maintaining ethical standards and integrity of Parliament.
- Each of the two Houses of Parliament has an ethics committee:
- Lok Sabha – 15 members.
- Rajya Sabha – 10 members.
- The members are appointed by the presiding officer of the house for a period of one year.
Role:
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- It oversees the moral and ethical conduct of members.
- It examines cases of ethical misconduct and other instances of misbehavior by the members.
- It handles complaints from lay citizens against lawmakers.
