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  1. Public Accounts Committee
  2. Committee on Public Undertakings
  3. Estimates Committee
  4. Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance
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Option 3 : Estimates Committee

The correct answer is Estimates Committee.

  • The Estimates Committee has 30 members and all these members are from Lok Sabha(Lower House).
  • There is no representation from Rajya Sabha (Upper House). Hence option 3 is correct.
  • It is constituted for the purpose of scrutinizing the functioning of Government Ministries and departments in terms of allocation of Funds.
  • All the recommendations made by the committee are advisory in nature and stand non-binding for the Parliament.
  • Public Accounts Committee is formed every year with not more than 22 members.
    • Out of 22 members, 15 members are from Lok Sabha and 7 members are from Rajya Sabha. Hence option 1 is not correct.
    • None of the members of this committee are allowed to be ministers in the Government.
    • The chairperson of this committee is appointed by Lok Sabha Speaker.
  • Committee on Public Undertakings also consists of 22 members from both the houses of the Parliament.
    • 15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha. Hence option 2 is not correct.
    • It is constituted by the Parliament of India for the purpose of examining the reports and accounts of the Public Sector Undertakings.
    • Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance consists of 31 members.
    • Out of these 21 are from Lok sabha and not more than 10 from Rajya sabha. Hence option 4 is not correct.
  • Purpose of this committee is to have legislative oversight of the policies and decision making of the certain ministries:
    • Ministry of Finance
    • Ministry of Statistics and program implementation.
    • Ministry of Corporate Affairs
    • NITI Aayog.
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