Consider the following statements: 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha. 2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

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Q: 18 (IAS/2003)
Consider the following statements:
1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.
Which of these statements are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'committees': [3, 0, 2, 1], 'cabinet committee': [1, 0, 1, 4], 'parliamentary affairs': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'committee': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'councils': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'various ministries': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'minister': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'ministry': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'public accounts': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'public undertakings': [8, 0, 4, 4], 'government': [5, 0, 0, 1], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71]}

Statement 1 is incorrect. Members of the Rajya Sabha can also be associated with the Committee on Estimates, in addition to the Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings.

Statement 2 is correct. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, which is responsible for coordinating and managing the government's legislative agenda.

Statement 3 is correct. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs is responsible for nominating members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions set up by the Government of India in various ministries.

Therefore, the correct answer is statements 2 and 3 are correct.