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Consider the following statements with respect to Parliamentary Committee on Official Language It wa...........

Indian Political System Union - Executive, Legisture

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Consider the following statements with respect to Parliamentary Committee on Official Language

It was set up in 1976 under the Official Languages Act, 1963.
Prime minister is the ex-officio chairman of the committee.
The committee has 30 members with 20 members from Rajya Sabha and 10 members from Lok Sabha.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

Parliamentary Committee on Official Language
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah unanimously re-elected as the Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Official Language recently.

Statement 1 is correct – The Parliamentary Committee of Official Language was set up in 1976 under Section 4 of The Official Languages Act, 1963.
Statement 2 is incorrect – The Committee is chaired by the Union Home Minister.
Statement 3 is incorrect – It has 30 members with 20 members from Lok Sabha and 10 members from Rajya Sabha.

The purpose of the Committee is to:

To review the progress made in the use of Hindi for official purposes, and
To make recommendations to increase the use of Hindi in official communications.
Under the provisions of the 1963 Act, the panel submits its report to the President, who then lay it before each House of Parliament, and sent to all the State Governments”.
The Official Language policy of the Union has been explained in detail in the following articles:
Article 120 (Part-5),
Article 210 (Part-6),
Article 343, 344 and
From Articles 348 to 351.