Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2026 • Q.59
Parliamentary Committees
Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:
1
Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2
Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
3
No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee.
4
Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
Syllabus Connection
Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. (GS-II)
NCERT Connection
Ch.5: Legislature
Politics • Class 11 • Class 11 Indian Constitution at work