What is the total number of members in the Committee of Parliament on Official…

Article 344(4) of the Constitution of India — also given effect through Section 4(2) of the Official Languages Act, 1963 — sets up the Committee of Parliament on Official Language to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union and to make recommendations to the President. The Constitution itself fixes how this Committee is composed, drawing members from both Houses of Parliament in a set proportion.

Applying this provision: the Committee's total strength is 30 members — 20 members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha), elected by that House, and 10 members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), elected by that House. Adding the two contingents, 20 + 10 = 30.

• 10 reflects only one House's contingent on the Committee, not its combined strength.

• 20 likewise reflects only a single House's contingent, not the Committee's full membership.

• 5 is far too small for a Committee whose composition is fixed by the Constitution itself.

Hence, the Committee of Parliament on Official Language has 30 members in total.