According to the ‘Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’, which of the following department’s estimates do not comes under the control of Estimates Committee ‘A’?

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B. Home Department. PYQ’s Solution English 5 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly: Procedure and Sessions The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly framed the ‘Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business’ in 1956 to regulate the functioning of the House and its committees. According to the rules, a minimum of three sessions of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly are held in a calendar year. The business of the House is determined by the House on the recommendation of the Business Advisory Committee. Standing Committees of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has a total of 22 Standing Committees. Of these, 4 are financial committees. The remaining committees relate to various administrative and subject areas. Important Facts: Standing Committees can have a maximum of 15 members. No minister can be appointed as the chairperson or a member of these committees. The term of office for the chairperson and members of a committee is one year. Members are selected on the basis of proportional representation. A quorum requires 1/3 of the members. The chairperson and members are appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Committees (2024-25) - Committee Formation: A total of 25 committees have been constituted for the newly formed 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (2024-25). Of these, 4 are Standing Committees, which were constituted by the Speaker of the Assembly, Vasudev Devnani, on April 17. The remaining 15 committees were constituted on May 18. Chairpersons of the Standing Committees: 1. Public Accounts Committee: Tikaram Juli 2. Estimates Committee 'A': Arjunlal Jingar 3. Estimates Committee 'B': Shrichand Kriplani 4. Committee on Public Undertakings: Kalicharan Saraf Estimates Committee The origin of the Estimates Committee can be traced back to the concept of a Standing Finance Committee in 1921. After independence, the Estimates Committee was established on the advice of the then Finance Minister, John Mathai. The Estimates Committee is a committee of the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The Provisional Parliament approved the proposal for the election of the first Estimates Committee on April 3, 1950, and the committee was elected on April 10, 1950. The main functions of the Estimates Committees are: To report on where economies can be effected. To suggest how administrative reforms can be implemented in a department/organization. The committees also suggest alternative policies to bring about efficiency and economy in administration. The estimates of the Home Department do not come under the purview of Estimates Committee ‘A’.