Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly.

[1][2][3] According to the Punjab Government Gazette, 2021 the functions of the committee are defined below.

[4] (1) There shall be a Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions consisting of not more than thirteen Members for the examination of the working of the Panchayati Raj Institutions which Shall mean and include Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishads.

The functions of the Committee shall be Provided that the Committee shall not examine and investigate any of the following, namely :- The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

[4] For the one year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[1][5] Since 2021, Punjab Assembly 'Committee Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions' has been split into committees, namely 'Committee on Local Bodies' and 'Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions'.