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Option 3 : 1 and 3 only
The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.
- INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP
- The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body formed in the year 1949 in pursuance of a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly (Legislative) on 16th August 1948.
- The membership of IPG is open to all members of Parliament. Hence statement 1 is correct.
- The former members of Parliament can also become associate members of the Group. But, the associate members are entitled to limited rights only. Hence, statement 2 is NOT correct
- They are not entitled to representation at meetings and conferences of the IPU and the CPA.
- They are also not entitled to the travel concessions provided to members by certain branches of the CPA.
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the ex officio president of the Group. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
- The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are the ex officio vice-presidents of the Group.
- The Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha acts as the ex officio Secretary-General of the Group.
- OBJECTIVES
- To promote personal contacts between members of the Parliament of India.
- To study questions of public importance that are likely to come up before the Parliament; arrange seminars, discussions and orientation courses; and bring out publications for the dissemination of information to the members of the Group.
- To arrange lectures on political, defence, economic, social and educational problems by the members of the Parliament and distinguished persons.
- To arrange visits to foreign countries with a view to develop contacts with members of other parliaments.
- The Group acts as a link between the Parliament of India and the various Parliaments of the world by exchange of delegations, goodwill missions, correspondence, documents etc. with foreign Parliaments.
- It also functions as the
- National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and
- Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in India.
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