Senior Congress member P C Chacko was today made the Chairman of the JPC on the 2G spectrum issue. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters that Chacko he has been appointed by the speaker Miera Kumar.P.C.Chacko, 65, represents Thrissur in Kerala in the Lok Sabha. The JPC with 20-members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, was formed a few days back ending three-months of deadlock in Parliament between the government and the opposition.The two Houses of Parliament have passed resolutions approving the setting up of the JPC.The JPC will examine Irregularities and aberrations, if any, in the implementation of government decisions and policy prescriptions on telecom licences and spectrum from 1998 to 2009. The Parliamentary panel will also make recommendations to ensure appropriate procedures for allocation and pricing of telecom licences.It will examine policy prescriptions and their interpretation by successive governments, including the decisions of the Union Cabinet and in the allocation and pricing of licences and spectrum.Senior Congress member P C Chacko was today made the Chairman of the JPC on the 2G spectrum issue. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters that Chacko he has been appointed by the speaker Miera Kumar. The 65 year old vetran, represents Thrissur in Kerala in the Lok Sabha. Our correspondent reports that the announcement of JPC with 20-members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha,eneded the of deadlock in Parliament between the government and the opposition.
News On AIR | March 4, 2011 8:40 PM
P C Chacko to head JPC into 2G spectrum issue