Consider the following statements regarding the Parliament of India:1...
The Constitution of India established a parliamentary form of government in which the Executive is responsible to the Parliament for its policies and acts. Hence, the Parliament exercises control over the Executive through Question Hour, Zero Hour, Half-An-Hour Discussion, Short Duration Discussion, Calling Attention Motion, Adjournment Motion, No-Confidence Motion, Censure Motion and other discussions. It also supervises the activities of the Executive with the help of its Committees like Committee On Government Assurance, Committee On Subordinate Legislation, Committee On Petitions, etc. The Ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament in general and to the Lok
Sabha in particular. However, there is no parliamentary supremacy in India. There is only constitutional supremacy. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
The parliamentary control over government and administration in India is more theoretical than practical. In reality, the control is not as effective as it ought to be. The Parliament has less time and expertise to control the administration which has grown in volume as well as complexity. Parliament’s financial control is also hindered by the technical nature of the Demands for Grants. Parliamentary Committees have access to expert opinion, more time to deliberate and shown a prominent role in exercising effective check over the Executive. So, statement 2 is correct.
The Parliament serves as the highest deliberative body in the country. It discusses various issues of national and international significance. So, statement 3 is correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is (c).