Parliament supervises the
Activities of the executives with the help of its
committees like committees on Govt. assurance,
committees on subordinate legislation,
committees on petition etc. Considering the
volume of legislation to be handled by the
Parliament, committees have been established to
transact a good deal of the legislation.
Parliamentary Committees are of two kinds
Standing Committees and Ad hoc Committees.
The former, are elected or appointed periodically
and they work on a continuous basis. The latter
are appointed on an ad hoc basis as need arises
and they cease to exist as soon as they complete
the task assigned to them.