TNPSC Thervupettagam

PAC Chairman

May 17 , 2020 1574 days 827 0
  • The Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been yet again appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
  • Every year, the Lok Sabha Speaker re-constitutes the panels including PAC. 
  • It is traditionally headed by the representative of the main Opposition party. 
  • The PAC is the most powerful panel of the Parliament. 
  • It is empowered to consider all CAG reports and give recommendations to Government.
  • The panel can look into any accounts and fund flow and its irregularity related issue to examine and summon any Government officers and private individuals.
  • Though Chairman has authority to discuss and select any subject to be examined, voting system helps the ruling party to take decisions in the report.
     

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