Consider the following statements:

The estimates committee has 30 members, all from the Lok Sabha.

Both the public accounts committee and the committee on public undertakings have 22 members each.

Parliament is bound by the recommendations of committees.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question

The estimates committee has 30 members, all from the Lok Sabha.
Both the public accounts committee and the committee on public undertakings have 22 members each — 15 elected from the Lok Sabha and seven from the Rajya Sabha.
Parliamentary committees draw their authority from Article 105 (on privileges of Parliament members) and Article 118 (on Parliament’s authority to make rules for regulating its procedure and conduct of business).
However, Parliament is not bound by the recommendations of committees.

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The estimates committee has 30 members, all from the Lok Sabha.
Both the public accounts committee and the committee on public undertakings have 22 members each — 15 elected from the Lok Sabha and seven from the Rajya Sabha.
Parliamentary committees draw their authority from Article 105 (on privileges of Parliament members) and Article 118 (on Parliament’s authority to make rules for regulating its procedure and conduct of business).
However, Parliament is not bound by the recommendations of committees.

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