Q. Consider the following statements with respect to Parliamentary Forums in India:
1. They are constituted at the start of Budget Session each year.
2. They seek to provide a platform to the Members of Parliament to have interactions with subject experts on a matter.
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the ex-officio Vice-President of all the parliamentary forums.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Parliamentary Forums are permanent forums constituted by the Parliament to discuss specific issues of public importance. They are not constituted every year at the start of Budget Session. Also, the duration of the office of members of the forum is coterminus with their membership in the respective Houses.
Statement 2 is correct: It seeks to provide a platform to the members to have interactions with the ministers concerned, experts and key officials from the nodal ministries with a view to have a focused and meaningful discussion on critical issues with a result-oriented approach for speeding up the implementation process.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the ex-officio President of all the Forums except the Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health wherein the Chairman of Rajya Sabha is the ex-officio President.
| Important Tips The first Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management was constituted in the year 2005. Subsequently, seven more Parliamentary forums were constituted. At present, there are eight Parliamentary forums namely: 1. Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management (2005) 2. Parliamentary Forum on Youth (2006) 3. Parliamentary Forum on Children (2006) 4. Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health (2006) 5. Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change (2008) 6. Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management (2011) 7. Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Craftspeople (2013) 8. Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals (2013) |
