- The Public Accounts Committee is one of the oldest financial committees in the Indian legislative system, predating independence. - Committees of the legislature function under the overall guidance and control of the presiding officer (Speaker in the Lok Sabha, Chairman in the Rajya Sabha).
With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. The committee came into existence in the year 1921 2. It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2023 · Topic: Parliamentary Committees (Financial Committees: Public Accounts Committee (PAC))
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