(1) In each committee under Rule 170, the Speaker shall nominate a maximum of 27 members, excluding ex-officio members, after obtaining the consent of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Prime Minister shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and the minister related to the committee's jurisdiction.
(3) When nominating members to the committee, the number of members of the political parties represented in the House, women, Dalits, tribal tribes, Khas-Arya, Madheshi, Tharu, Muslims, backward areas, and minority communities will be proportionally represented.
(4) No member except the Minister can be a member of more than one thematic committee at the same time.
(5) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-rule (4), if a member wishes to attend the meeting of a committee of which he is not a member and participate in the discussion, he may attend the meeting by informing the chairman of the relevant committee at least one day before the date of the meeting. But he will not have the right to vote in such a committee.