Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reappointed as chairperson of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee

New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been reappointed as chairperson of the Parliament's public accounts committee (PAC), the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Tuesday.

Members of the public accounts committee are elected every year. The 22-member panel includes 15 members from the Lok Sabha and seven from the Rajya Sabha.

Chowdhury was reappointed to the chairman of the committee by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

The PAC examines accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for the expenditure of the Government of India, the annual financial accounts of the Government, and others.

May 06, 2020 at 07:54AM