Consider the following statements
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts:
- 1.Consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha.
- 2.Scrutinises appropriation and finance accounts of the Government.
- 3.Examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
The Public Accounts Committee has not more than 22 members drawn from both Houses: 15 elected by the Lok Sabha and not more than 7 from the Rajya Sabha. Its core work is to examine the Appropriation Accounts, the CAG's report on them, and the annual Finance Accounts of the Government. So statements 2 and 3 are correct and statement 1 is not.
- ✗ 1. The PAC is a joint committee of not more than 22 members. Fifteen are elected by the Lok Sabha and not more than seven are from the Rajya Sabha. Describing it as a body of up to 25 Lok Sabha members misstates both its size and its composition.
- ✓ 2. The Committee examines the Appropriation Accounts, which show how sums granted by Parliament were spent. It also examines the annual Finance Accounts of the Government.
- ✓ 3. The Committee examines the CAG's report on the Appropriation Accounts and other audit reports laid before Parliament. The CAG assists the Committee in this work.
Remember · PAC: up to 22 members (15 Lok Sabha + up to 7 Rajya Sabha), and no ministers. It scrutinises the appropriation accounts, the finance accounts and the CAG's audit reports.
Sources
- CAG of India – Brief of PAC ↗ “The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more than seven members of Rajya Sabha”
- CAG of India – Public Accounts Committee functions ↗ “The PAC examines the Appropriation Accounts and Report of the CAG thereon as well as the annual Finance Accounts of the Government and any other accounts placed before the House.”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2013, General Studies Paper I. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·
