Options A, B, and C represent well-established Standing Parliamentary Committees responsible for detailed scrutiny of government functions and expenditures: the Committee on Public Undertakings, the Committee on Government Assurances, and the Estimates Committee. While issues related to the welfare of minorities are debated in Parliament and handled by relevant ministries and commissions (like the National Commission for Minorities), there is no dedicated Standing Parliamentary Committee with this specific title and mandate.
In some older classifications or questions designed to test specific details, its different origin compared to the older, well-established financial standing committees (PAC, Estimates Committee, COPU) might lead it to be presented as distinct. Note: All listed committees are currently considered Standing Committees; however, given the context of such questions, this option is the most likely intended answer based on its unique historical transition from ad-hoc to standing status. 8. On which of the following, a Parliamentary Committee has not been set up ?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2012 · Topic: Parliamentary Committees (Classification of Parliamentary Committees: Standing vs. Ad-hoc)
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