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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

प्रधानमंत्री का कार्यकाल कितने वर्षों का होता है?

Which of the following is a feature of the Indian Parliamentary System?

अभियोजक की स्वतंत्रता किस सिद्धांत पर आधारित है?

लोकसभा का कार्यकाल कितने वर्षों का होता है?

Who among the following was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Rajya Sabha?

What is the maximum number of judges in the Supreme Court of India?

आपातकाल में संसद के सदनों में कितने प्रतिशत मतों की आवश्यकता होती है?

न्यायपालिका की संरचना में किसका प्रमुख योगदान होता है?

Which article of the Indian Constitution allows the President to declare a National Emergency?