Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET November 2017 Political Science
When were the rules regarding department related parliamentary standing committees made in India?
A1977
B1981
C1989 ✓ Correct
D2010
Correct answer: (C) 1989 — The rules governing department-related parliamentary standing committees in India were made in 1989.
Explanation
★The rules governing department-related parliamentary standing committees in India were made in 1989.
★This marked the constitution of the first such standing committees, focused on agriculture, environment and forests, and science and technology.
★These committees are permanent bodies formed under parliamentary rules and reconstituted periodically.
★The full system of department-related standing committees was expanded to 17 committees in 1993 and later to 24.
★They examine the budgets, bills and working of the ministries assigned to them.
★They strengthen parliamentary control over the executive and allow detailed, non-partisan scrutiny.
★For NET, link 1989 as the start of the standing committee system with its 1993 expansion to 17 and the present 24 committees.
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