Syllabus: Indian Polity and Governance – Parliament and State Legislatures Source: THE HINDU Context: Despite India adopting a parliamentary system to ensure daily executive accountability, recent trends show that Parliament’s oversight role is weakening. Disruptions, underutilised committees, and absence of post-legislative review have diluted Parliament’s role as the guardian of public interest. About Parliamentary Oversight …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these Source: TH Context: Parliamentary committees – panels made up of MPs – are constituted to delve deeper into matters of public concern and develop an expert opinion. Insta Links: An essential pit …
Topic: Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. 3. Standing committees form an integral part of Parliament’s role in the debate. But off late their role has been diminishing and this calls for an introspection, in order to utilise the full potential of these ‘mini-Parliaments’ …
