Which of the following Committees are Committees of Parliament ? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Parliamentary committees are specialized subdivisions of the Parliament of India designed to scrutinize government activities and expedite legislative business [t9]. They are broadly classified into Standing Committees (permanent) and Ad Hoc Committees (temporary) [t6][t7]. Among the Standing Committees, the Financial Committees are the most significant for oversight [t1]. These include the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which examines expenditure reports and accounts [t1]; the Estimates Committee, which suggests 'economies' in public expenditure and is described as a 'continuous economy committee' [c1][c2]; and the Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU), which analyzes the accounts and workings of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) [t1][t8]. All three committees mentioned in the question—Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee, and Committee on Public Undertakings—are established Parliamentary Committees that perform vital financial oversight functions [t2][t4][t5].

Sources

1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_committees_of_the_Parliament_of_India
2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 24: Parliamentary Committees > Estimates Committee > p. 273
3. [3] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 24: Parliamentary Committees > Estimates Committee > p. 273
4. [4] https://www.parliament.gov.bd/uploads/pages/parliament-research_063506_The%20Financial%20Oversight%20Committees%20of%20the%20National%20Parliament%20(1).pdf