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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?

न्यायपालिका की संरचना में किसका प्रमुख योगदान होता है?

Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the creation of the All India Services?

Who is the first citizen of India?

निर्वाचन आयोग के अध्यक्ष का कार्यकाल कितना होता है?

संविधान सभा के सदस्यों का चुनाव किस प्रकार से हुआ था?

Who is the first woman President of India?

Who is considered the "father of the Indian Constitution"?

राष्ट्रपति को हटाने की प्रक्रिया किस अनुच्छेद में प्रावधिक है?

What is the maximum number of members in the Legislative Council of a state?