Consider the following statements regarding the 'Business Advisory Committee' of Parliament: 1. It is an ad-hoc committee constituted temporarily for a specific legislative session. 2. It exists separately in both Houses of Parliament. 3. The respective presiding officer of each House acts as its ex-officio chairperson. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Business Advisory Committee is a Standing Committee (not an ad-hoc committee) with a permanent tenure that regulates the program and timetable of the House. Statement 2 is correct as it is constituted separately in both Houses of Parliament. Statement 3 is correct because the Speaker is the ex-officio chairperson in the Lok Sabha committee (which has 15 members), and the Chairman is the ex-officio chairperson in the Rajya Sabha committee (which has 11 members).