📌Public Accounts Committee 👇
🔹1st:- It is a financial parliamentary committee.
🔹2nd:- It was set up first in 1921 under Government of India act 1919.
🔹3rd:- It consists of 22 members (15-Lok Sabha , 7- Rajya Sabha). A minister cannot be its member.
🔹4th:- The term of office of the members is one year. The members are elected by the Parliament every year from amongst its members.
🔹5th:- Its chairman is appointed by Speaker of LS.
🔹6th:- FUNCTION:--To examine the annual audit reports of the CAG. CAG acts as a guide, friend, philosopher of the committee.
🔹7th:- Limitations:- It is not concerned with the questions of policy in broader sense.
🔹8th:- Its recommendations are advisory and not binding on the ministries.
🔹9th:- It conducts a post-mortem examination of accounts.
✔️Main Points 👇
🔹1st:- It is a financial parliamentary committee.
🔹2nd:- It was set up first in 1921 under Government of India act 1919.
🔹3rd:- It consists of 22 members (15-Lok Sabha , 7- Rajya Sabha). A minister cannot be its member.
🔹4th:- The term of office of the members is one year. The members are elected by the Parliament every year from amongst its members.
🔹5th:- Its chairman is appointed by Speaker of LS.
🔹6th:- FUNCTION:--To examine the annual audit reports of the CAG. CAG acts as a guide, friend, philosopher of the committee.
🔹7th:- Limitations:- It is not concerned with the questions of policy in broader sense.
🔹8th:- Its recommendations are advisory and not binding on the ministries.
🔹9th:- It conducts a post-mortem examination of accounts.