Consider the following statements: 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha. 2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. 3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries. Which of these statements are correct?

The correct answer is A because of the following reasons: Statement 1 is correct. The Committee on Estimates consists of 30 members, all of whom are elected only from the Lok Sabha. In contrast, the Committee on Public Accounts and the Committee on Public Undertakings have members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Statement 2 is correct. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs operates under the direction and control of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, which handles matters like summoning sessions and government business in Parliament. Statement 3 is incorrect. While the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs plays a role in the process, the formal power to nominate or appoint members to various government bodies usually lies with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, or follows specific statutory provisions of the respective boards or councils. The Minister does not have the unilateral authority to nominate members across all ministries.