Consider the following statements about the Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs: 1. Chairperson is a

Question

Consider the following statements about the Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs: 1. Chairperson is appointed by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha. 2. Twenty members elected by Rajya Sabha and ten by Lok Sabha. 3. No Minister, except Union Minister of Social Justice, is eligible as member. 4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years.

Accepted Answer

All four statements are incorrect. The Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker of Lok Sabha (not Chairman of Rajya Sabha). The composition is 20 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha (not vice versa). No minister at all is eligible — there is no exception for any minister. The term is one year, not two years.