Consider the following statements: The Parliamentary Committee on Pu

Consider the following statements:

  • The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts
  • 1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha
  • 2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the Government
  • 3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
2 and 3 only
3 only
1, 2 and 3
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2013
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts examines the appropriation and finance accounts of the Government and scrutinizes the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Statement 1 is incorrect as the committee consists of 22 members, not 25.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is the oldest financial committee of the Indian Parliament. Its primary function is to examine the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for expenditure and the annual finance accounts of the Union government, particularly focusing on the reports of the CAG.
The PAC consists of 22 members – 15 elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members and 7 elected by the Rajya Sabha from amongst its members by means of the single transferable vote. The term of office is one year. The Chairman of the committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and is traditionally from the opposition party.