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Affairs assures the House or the member that their sentiments would be
conveyed to the concerned ministers.
Implementation of Assurances
The Ministry culls out from the printed daily proceedings, assurances, promises,
undertakings, etc., given by ministers in both the Houses of Parliament, and
forward them to the concerned ministries/departments for implementation.
Thereafter, periodic review of the stage of implementation is done by the
Ministry and the ministries are also reminded to expedite the fulfillment of
assurances. On receipt of the Implementation Reports(IRs) from the ministries,
after due scrutiny, statements showing action taken by the Government in
implementation of the assurances are periodically laid on the Table of the
respective House by Minister/Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. After
the implementation reports are laid, the members as well as the ministries
concerned are informed about the laying of the reports.
Goodwill Delegation
The parliamentarians of a country play a significant role in determining the
policy of the country and strengthening of relations with other countries. More
particularly, it is indeed useful and necessary for a democratic and developing
country like India to select some members of Parliament and distinguished
personalities and utilize their services in projecting our policies, programme
and achievement in different fields with their counterparts and other opinion
makers in other countries and secure their support in favour of India.
With these objectives, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs sponsors
Government Goodwill Delegation of Members of Parliament to other countries
and receives similar delegations of parliamentarians under the exchange
programme from other countries through the Ministry of External Affairs.
Welfare of Members of Parliament
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs looks after the welfare of ailing Members
of Parliament admitted for treatment in hospitals in Delhi and renders any
assistance required by them. In the unfortunate event of passing away of a
Member of Parliament in Delhi, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs renders
all necessary assistance to the bereaved family members in taking the mortal
remains of the deceased member for last rites to a place chosen by the family.
Comptroller and Auditor General
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is appointed by the
President. The procedure and the grounds for his removal from office are the
same as for a Supreme Court judge. He is not eligible for further office under
the union or a state government after he ceases to hold his office.
The accounts of the Union and of the states shall be kept in such form as
the President may, on the advice of the CAG, prescribe. The reports of the India
relating to the accounts of the union shall be submitted to the President, who
shall cause them to be laid before each House of Parliament. The reports of the