cell of Niyamasabha. Security From days of the Monarchy Kerala Police were not allowed inside Niyamasabha as a matter of enforcing legislative independence. The Niyamasabha has its own security force called Watch and Ward, distinguished by its white uniforms who reports to the Hon'ble Speaker or the Secretary of the Assembly. Its headed by Chief Marshall who is in the rank of Superintendent of Police. The Watch and ward control the security of entire Assembly area as well as nearby Legislative Hostel. Committees Statutory Committee The Niyamasabha consists of following committees which are statutory in nature and cannot be disbanded, though the members do change. 1. Business Advisory Committee (BAC) The BAC is the primary committee to decide the agendas to be listed in each session of the assembly. As a convention, the opposition leader will be the head of the committee with leaders of each parliamentary party subjected to a maximum of 8 members. Speaker of the house is a permanent invitee to this committee. 2. Committee on Environment 3. Committee on Estimates 4. Committee on Government Assurances 5. Committee on Local Fund Accounts 6. Committee on Official Language 7. Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 8. Committee on Petitions 9. Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions 10. Committee on Privileges and Ethics 11. Committee on Public Accounts 12. Committee on Public Undertakings 13. Committee on Subordinate Legislation 14. Committee on the Welfare of Backward Class Communities 15. Committee on the Welfare of Fishermen and Allied Workers 16. Committee on the Welfare of Non-resident Keralites 17. Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 18. Committee on the Welfare of Senior Citizens 19. Committee on the Welfare of Women, Children and Physically Handicapped 20. Committee on the Welfare of Youth and Youth Affairs 21. House Committee 22. Library Advisory Committee 23. Rules Committee Subject Committee Apart from the statutory committee, the assembly has a subject committee for each Department of Government. Though they are not statutory in nature, its established by the house on regular basis to monitor and control executive decisions of each department when a specific bill intended to make into a legislation comes before assembly. Normally when a bill is presented and amendments or disputes arise, the bills are sent to a subject committee specifically formed such departmental activity. As per Kerala Legislature Rules, the following committees are regularly established in the