Q138
Indian PolityParliament & State Legislature
Consider the following statements: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts 1. consists of not more than 25 members of the Lok Sabha 2. examines public expenditure not only from a legal and formal point of view to discover technical irregularities but also from the point of view of economy, prudence, wisdom and propriety 3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- a.1 only
- b.2 and 3 only
- c.3 only
- d.1, 2 and 3
Answer: (B) 2 and 3 only
The Public Accounts Committee actually has 22 members in total (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha) — so statement 1's claim of "not more than 25 members of the Lok Sabha" alone is inaccurate. Statements 2 and 3, describing the Committee's broad scrutiny of government expenditure (including on grounds of propriety, not just legality) and its examination of CAG reports, are both accurate.