diff --git a/src/utils/config.py b/src/utils/config.py
index 790d658635de8e659f128ad7fb006f337da94f51..cf50d97975710a8bb9a938c821ced4a030f7dcee 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.py
+++ b/src/utils/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import redis
+import json
 
 ROOT = str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent)
 
 r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, decode_responses=True)
+
+with open(ROOT + "/data/Committees/committees.json") as f:
+    committees_info = json.load(f)