Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee of the Parliament. 2. Committee on Railway Convention is a standing committee of the Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Committee on Estimates is a permanent financial standing committee of the Parliament, not an ad hoc committee [3]. It was first constituted in 1950 and consists of 30 members elected annually from the Lok Sabha to suggest economies in public expenditure [1]. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Railway Convention Committee is classified as an ad hoc committee. Unlike standing committees which are permanent and constituted periodically, ad hoc committees are temporary and created for specific tasks [3]. The Railway Convention Committee is specifically constituted from time to time to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General Revenues. Since both statements are false regarding their classification as ad hoc or standing committees, the correct answer is neither 1 nor 2.

Sources

1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 24: Parliamentary Committees > Estimates Committee > p. 273
2. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_committees_of_the_Parliament_of_India
3. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 24: Parliamentary Committees > CLASSIFICATION > p. 270