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Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

Subject: Polity

Book: Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth

A parliamentary committee that audits the government’s financial activities, examining the CAG’s reports on budget spending. Consisting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, it scrutinizes departmental excesses, misappropriations, and inefficiencies. The PAC’s recommendations are persuasive, encouraging ministries to rectify shortcomings. However, it lacks executive power to enforce decisions, and compliance depends on ministries’ goodwill. Still, PAC’s oversight fosters transparency and compels officials to justify expenditures. By revealing systemic flaws, it often sparks administrative reforms. Understanding the PAC clarifies how legislative committees uphold financial accountability in parliamentary democracy.

Practice Questions

भारतीय संविधान में नागरिकों के मौलिक अधिकार किस दस्तावेज़ में वर्णित हैं?

Who has the authority to remove the Vice President of India from office?

Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

Who among the following was the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the amendment process?

Which of the following provisions is related to the emergency powers of the President of India?

संविधान संशोधन की प्रक्रिया में संसद के प्रत्येक सदन में कितने प्रतिशत मतों की आवश्यकता होती है?

राज्यसभा की कार्यप्रणाली किस पर आधारित है?

भारत में निर्वाचन आयोग का गठन किस आधार पर होता है?

संघीय ढांचे का विवरण किस अनुच्छेद में मिलता है?