In what way does the Indian Parliament exercise control over the administration?

The Indian Parliament exercises control over the administration primarily through Parliamentary Committees. Since the Parliament is a large body and cannot oversee every day-to-day administrative action, it delegates this work to smaller committees such as the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee, and Departmentally Related Standing Committees. These committees examine the functioning of various ministries, scrutinize public expenditure, and hold the executive accountable for its actions. While Consultative Committees also exist, they are not parliamentary committees and do not have the same oversight powers. Similarly, administrators do not send periodic reports directly to Parliament as a primary control mechanism, and writs are issued by the judiciary, not the legislature. Therefore, Parliamentary Committees are the most direct and effective tool for legislative control over the administration.