Question

Which Statements regarding the Estimates Committee are True?

1.  It has 22 total members.
2. All the members are from Lok Sabha.
3. The Finance Minister is the Head of the Committee.

1. Statement (1) is true.
2. Statement (2) is true.
3.

4. All are true.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Statement (2) is true.

A correct answer is Statement(2) is true.

• This committee is also called the “Economy Committee”, but Ministers cannot be the members of this committee and the Chairman of the Estimates Committee is appointed by the Speaker amongst the members.
• The estimates committee was set up in the year 1950.
• The strength of Estimates committees is 30.
• All the 30 members of the Estimates Committee are drawn from Lok Sabha only.
• The 30 members are elected by the Lok Sabha through proportional representation by the means of a single transferable vote.
• The term of office of a member of the Estimates Committee is 1 year.

Various other standing committees of the Parliament :

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ( PAC ) :

• The PAC was set up in the year 1921, under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919.
• The strength of PAC is 22 members.
• Out of the 22 members of PAC 15 are elected from Lok Sabha and the remaining 7 are elected from the Rajya Sabha.

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS (COPU):

• The Committee on Public Undertakings was established in 1964on the recommendation of the Krishna Menon committee report.
• In 1974 the strength of COPU was increased to 22.
• Out of 22 (15+7), 15 members have participated from the Lok Sabha and 7 members are participating from the Rajya Sabha.
• The term of the member of the office is 1 year.
• Ministers cannot be members of this committee.
• The Chairman should be a member of the Lok Sabha only.