New chairperson of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee

Mallikarjun Kharge appointed PAC chairperson

Question: Who has been appointed new chairperson of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee?
(a) KV Thomas
(b) P. Chidambaram
(c) Mallikarjun Kharge
(d) None of the above
Ans(c)
Related facts:

  • According to official release published on May 02, 2017, Mallikarjun Kharge has been appointed new chairperson of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.
  • He will succeed KV Thomas.
  • Apart from Kharge, the PAC has 14 members from Lok Sabha and seven from Rajya Sabha.
  • The Committee on Public Accounts is the oldest Parliamentary committee that examines the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by
  • Parliament for expenditure of Government of India and such other accounts of autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies.
  • The committee also examines the Reports of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on various subjects like Civil, Defence, Posts, Railways and Taxation. Besides, the Committee examines the CAG reports on performance appraisals of various centrally sponsored schemes.
  • The PAC has presented 1,571 reports since it became a Parliamentary committee on January 26, 1950.
  • Since 1967, a convention has been established whereby an eminent leader from the opposition in Lok Sabha is appointed as its chairperson.
  • The term of the office of the member if of one year.

Reference:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/mallikarjun-kharge-new-chairman-of-pac-4637621/
http://zeenews.india.com/india/mallikarjun-kharge-appointed-pac-chairperson-2001600.html