Out of the 22 members of the Public Accounts Committee, 15 members are elected from the Lok Sabha, and 7 members are elected from the Rajya Sabha (Council of States). Members are elected annually from amongst its members of each House according to the principle of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. The question asks for the number of members from the Lok Sabha in the Public Accounts Committee.
What is the number of members in the Public Accounts Committee of the Lok Sabha?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Parliamentary Committees (Financial Committees: Public Accounts Committee (PAC))
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