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Financial Committees

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  1. Public Accounts Committee
  2. Estimates Committee
  3. Committee on Public Undertakings
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Public Accounts Committee was set up in

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1921 under GoI Act, 2019

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Members of the Public Accounts Committee

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22 members:
15 from Lok Sabha
7 from Rajya Sabha

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Election of members to PAC

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Every year from members of house by proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
Ministers cannot be member

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Conventionally, chairman of PAC is from

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Opposition since 1967

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Function of PAC

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Examine annual audit reports of CAG

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Accounts examined by PAC

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Appropriation account, Finance account and any other account laid before Lok Sabha

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PAC is assisted by

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CAG

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Issues of PAC

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  1. Not concerned with
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Origin of Estimates Committee can be traced to

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Financial Committee set up in 1921

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1st Estimate Committee in independent India set up in

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1950 under recommendation of John Mathai

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Members of Estimates Committee

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30 members from Lok Sabha elected by proportional representation by STV

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Term of Estimates Committee

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1 year

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Function of Estimates Committee

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Examine estimates included in budget

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Period in which Estimation by the Estimates Committee is done

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Throughout the financial year

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Nature of work of estimates Committee

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Postmortem, examines budget after they have been voted by Parliament

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Role of CAG in Estimates Committee

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No assistance by CAG

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Committee on public undertakings was created in

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1964 on recommendation of Krishna Menon Committee

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Membership of Committee on Public Undertakings

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22 members
15 from Lok Sabha
7 from Rajya Sabha

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Chairman of committee on public undertaking is appointed by

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Speaker from members of Lok Sabha

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Term of office of member in committee on public undertakings

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1 year, election by proportional representation by STV
Minister cannot be a member

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Recommendations of finance committees are

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Advisory and not binding

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Functions of committee on public undertakings

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  1. Examine report and accounts of public undertakings
  2. Examine reports of CAG on public undertakings
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Departmental Standing Committees formed in

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1993 based on recommendation of Rules Committee of Lok Sabha

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Number of departmental standing committees
24 - 8 under Rajya Sabha - 16 under Lok Sabha
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Election of members of departmental standing committees
Nominated by Chairman and Speaker 21 from Lok Sabha 10 from Rajya Sabha
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Term of offic of departmental standing committees
1 year
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on commerce
Rajya Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on HRD
Rajya Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on industry
Rajya Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on science and technology, environment and forest
Rajya Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on transport, tourism and culture
Rajya Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on health and family welfare
Rajya Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on perssonel, public grievances, law and justice
Rajyasabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on agriculture
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on IT
Lok sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on defence
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on energy
Lok sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on external affairs
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on finance
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on food, consumer affairs and Public distribution
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on labour
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on petroleum and natural gas
Lok sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on railways
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on urban development
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on water resources
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on chemicals and fertilizers
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on rural development
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha Committee on coal and steel
Lok Sabha
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Identify whether the following DSC belongs to Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha: Committee on social justice and empowerment
Lok Sabha
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Which are the standing committees to inquire
1. Committee on petitions 2. Committee on privileges 3. Ethics committee
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Function of committee on petition
Examine petition on bills and on matters of general public importance
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Strength of committee on petitions
Lok Sabha committee has 15 members and Rajya Sabha committee has 10 members
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Duty of committee of privileges
Semi judicial nature examines cases of breach of privileges
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Function of ethics committee
Enforces code of conduct of members And maintains discipline and decorum in Parliament
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Committee on government assurances was constituted in
1953
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Strength of committee on government assurances
15 member committee in Lok Sabha 10 member committee in Rajya Sabha
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Committee on subordinate legislation was constituted in
1953
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Function of committee on subordinate legislation
Examine whether the executive are properly exercising the powers to make subordinate legislation
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The committee on papers laid on the table was constituted in
1975
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Strength of "committee on paper laid on the table"
15 member committee in Lok Sabha 10 member committee in Rajya Sabha
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Strength of committee on subordinate legislation
15 member committee in Lok Sabha 15 member committee in Rajya Sabha
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Composition of committee on welfare of SC and ST
Consist of 30 members - 20 from Lok Sabha - 10 from Rajya Sabha
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Function of committee on welfare of SC and ST
Consider the report of NCSC and NCST Consider mattress relating to welfare of SC and ST
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The committee on empowerment of women was constituted in
1997
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Strength of committee on empowerment of women
Consist of 30 members - 20 from Lok Sabha - 10 from Rajya Sabha
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Function of committee on empowerment of women
Consider report of NCW Examine message taken by union government in this regard
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Composition of joint committee on offices of profit
15 members - 10 from Lok Sabha - 5 from Rajya Sabha
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Special committees relating to the day today business of the house in Lok Sabha
Committee on absence of members Committee on private members bills and resolutions
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Business advisory committee strength
15 member committee in Lok Sabha with speaker as its chairman 11 member committee in Rajya Sabha with RS Chairman as its chairman
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Function of business advisory committee
Regulate program and time table of the house
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Strength of committee on private members bill and resolution
15 member committee in Lok Sabha with deputy speaker as its chairman
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Strength of rule committee
15 member committee in Lok Sabha with speaker as chairman 16 member committee in Rajya Sabha with Chairman as it's ex officio chairman
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Function of rules committee
Consider matters of procedure and conduct of business, recommend necessary amendment or additions to the rules of the house
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Strength of committee on absence of member
15 member committee in Lok Sabha
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Speaker is the chairman of which parliamentary committees
1. Business advisory committee 2. Rules committee 3. General purposes committee
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Strength of library committee
9 Six from Lok Sabha and three from Rajya Sabha
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Joint committee on salaries and allowances of members were formed
Constituted under salary allowances and pension of members of Parliament Act 1954
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Strength of joint committee on salary and allowances of members
15 members 10 from Lok Sabha 5 from Rajya Sabha
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Consultative committees are constituted by
Ministry of parliamentary affairs
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Consultative committees consists of
Members of both houses minister in charge of ministry act as chairman
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Minister not eligible for election or nomination to
1. Financial committees, 2. Departmental standing committees, Committee on 3. empowerment of women, 4. welfare of SC and ST 5. government assurances 6. petition 7. subordinate legislation
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President of parliamentary forums
Rajya Sabha chairman is the president of parliamentary forum on population and public health Speaker of Lok Sabha is the president of all other forum
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First parliamentary forum
On water conservation and management in 2005
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Strength of parliamentary forum
Apart from president co President and vice President 31 members 21 members from Lok Sabha Not more than 10 from Rajya Sabha
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Strength of consultative committees
Maximum 30 and minimum 10 Membership is voluntary

UPSC: Indian Polity (4 decks)

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