query: who nominates the chairman of public accounts committee of indian parliament

pos: Public Accounts Committee (India) initial days of British colonial government in India, the finance member of the executive council was the chairperson of the committee. Post independence, till 1950 the chairperson of the committee was the finance minister. However, in 1950, the country became republic and the committee became a parliamentary committee functioning under the control of the Speaker of Lok Sabha with a non-official chairperson. From 1950 to 1967, the chairperson was selected from the ruling party. Since 1967, the chairperson of the committee is selected from the opposition, usually the leader of opposition. Prior to the year 1954–55, the committee consisted of

neg: Kamal Chaudhry Kamal Chaudhry Kamal Chaudhry (born 3 July 1947) is an Indian Politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Hoshiarpur constituency in 1984, 1989, 1992 and 1998. Elected Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)-4 times. Chairman Committee on Public Undertaking 1995-96. Chairman Standing Committee on Defence 1998-99. Member Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into Bank Scam. Member Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into Bofors Gun Deal. Fighter Pilot in the Indian Air Force. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES- MEMBER Estimates Committee. Public Accounts Committee. Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence. Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs. Committee on

neg: Kamal Chaudhry Chaudhry Ex MP Kamal Chaudhry Kamal Chaudhry (born 3 July 1947) is an Indian Politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Hoshiarpur constituency in 1984, 1989, 1992 and 1998. Elected Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)-4 times. Chairman Committee on Public Undertaking 1995-96. Chairman Standing Committee on Defence 1998-99. Member Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into Bank Scam. Member Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into Bofors Gun Deal. Fighter Pilot in the Indian Air Force. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES- MEMBER Estimates Committee. Public Accounts Committee. Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence. Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home

neg: Hirendranath Mukherjee times repeatedly till 1977 (Member, First Lok Sabha, 1952–57; Second Lok Sabha 1957–62; Third Lok Sabha, 1962–67; Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967–70 and Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971–77). He was the leader of CPI group, 1964 – 67. Deputy Leader, 1952 – 64, 1967 – 71. Member, Public Accounts Committee, 1969–70 and 1973–74; Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, 1975–76 and 1976–77; Member, Indian Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (1959) in Australia, Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference (1972) in Italy, Yaounde, Cameroon (W. Africa), April 1972, and Rome, September 1972. He was also the honorary Adviser, Parliament Library and Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training,

neg: Parliament of Singapore after constituencies. Formerly, within six months after Parliament first met after any general election, it had to decide whether there would be any NMPs during the term of that Parliament. With effect from 1 July 2010, such a decision became unnecessary as NMPs were made a permanent feature in Parliament. A special select committee of Parliament chaired by the Speaker of Parliament is established, and invites the general public to submit names of persons who may be considered for nomination by the Committee. From these names, the special select committee then nominates not more than nine persons for appointment by

neg: Biman Prasad 3 of the 50 parliamentary seats. Prasad subsequently became the "Shadow Minister for Finance, Planning and National Statistic"s and "Chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee". He was re-elected at the 2018 elections, winning 12,137 votes. Biman Prasad Biman Chand Prasad is a Fiji politician of Fiji Indian descent. He is leader of the National Federation Party, Shadow Minister for Finance, Planning and National Statistics, and Chairman of the Fijian Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee. Prasad was born in Dreketi in Vanua Levu and was educated at Muanidevo Indian School, Dreketi Junior Secondary School and Labasa College. After graduating with a

neg: Hubert Ingraham Manhattan Bank in Nassau, Ingraham became an articled law clerk in the Chambers of McKinney Bancroft and Hughes. In 1976, Ingraham was elected National Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and a member of that party's National Executive Committee. In 1977, still Chairman of the PLP, he was elected to the House of Assembly. In Parliament, Ingraham served as a member of the Standing Committee on Privilege and Public Accounts, and as Chairman of an investigative Select Committee on Influence Peddling and Political Contributions. He was re-elected to Parliament in the General Election of June 1982, and appointed Minister

neg: Tribhuvan Narain Singh Tribhuvan Narain Singh Tribhuvan Narain Singh (8 August 1904 – 3 August 1982) was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He remained Chief Minister from 18 October 1970 till 4 April 1971. Singh later served as Governor of West Bengal from the late 1970s until 1981. He was born and died in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He also served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and as Union Minister of Industry and Steel. A graduate from Kashi Vidyapeeth, He was a member of first and second Lok Sabha, lower house of Indian Parliament from Chandauli constituency.

neg: Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom) group of interested Members of Parliament led by Sir Francis Baring. The structure and function of the PAC date back to reforms initiated by William Ewart Gladstone, when he was British Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1860s. The first Public Accounts Committee was established in 1861 by a resolution of the British House of Commons: There shall be a standing committee designated "The Committee of Public Accounts"; for the examination of the Accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament to meet the Public Expenditure, to consist of nine members, who shall be nominated at the commencement of

neg: Public Accounts Committee (India) 1950. The committee has published a total of 1596 reports from 1950 to April 2018. Public Accounts Committee (India) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of auditing the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India. The check that parliament exercises over the executive stems from the basic principle that parliament embodies the will of the people. This committee along with the Estimates committee (EC) and Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) are the three financial standing committees of the Parliament of India. It

neg: Nominated Member of Parliament alternative views in Parliament, and the NMPs have made effective contributions and raised the quality of debate in Parliament. Sometimes, if I may say so, they may have outshone even the Opposition MPs. This NMP scheme should be a permanent part of our political system." The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution sets out the process for the appointment of NMPs. A Special Select Committee chaired by the Speaker of Parliament and consisting of seven other MPs nominates not more than nine persons to be appointed as NMPs by the President. The Committee may nominate persons who have rendered distinguished public

neg: Public Accounts Committee (India) Public Accounts Committee (India) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of auditing the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India. The check that parliament exercises over the executive stems from the basic principle that parliament embodies the will of the people. This committee along with the Estimates committee (EC) and Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) are the three financial standing committees of the Parliament of India. It serves as a check on the government especially with respect to its expenditure bill and

neg: 13th Parliament of Singapore Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consists of seven other members: The public accounts committee examines various accounts of the Government showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to meet public expenditure, as well as other accounts laid before Parliament. The committee consists of eight members: The public petitions committee deals with public petitions received by the House. Its function is to consider petitions referred to the Committee and to report to the House. Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consists of seven other members: The standing orders committee reviews the Standing Orders from time

neg: Norbert Mao of the Uganda Law Society in their Gulu office. In 1996, he was elected to the Parliament of Uganda, representing Gulu Municipality. While in parliament, he served on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and the Public Accounts Committee. He resigned from Parliament in 2006 and was elected chairman of Gulu District. Mao is chairman of the East African chapter of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and member of its secretariat. Also, he helped found the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace (AMANI Forum). He was instrumental in trying to bridge the gap between the Lord's Resistance Army

neg: Ramli Ngah Talib years, the longest serving Chief Minister of Perak. He became a Member of Malaysian Parliament in 2004 for the Pasir Salak constituency. During the first term as a Member of Parliament, he was appointed as head of the public custodian committee as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. In 2004 as a Member of Parliament, he was elected by the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) as its Speaker. On the literary front, when he was the Chief Minister of Perak, he wrote a book entitled "‘Pasir Salak: Sehamparan Sejarah Perjuangan’", a book about the Malay rebellion against British rule in

neg: Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee Chemical Society ; President, Indian Science News Association ; President, Indian Society of Soil and Water Conservation; Vice-President, Indian Statistical Institute; Member, Foundation Committee; Fellow, Indian National Science Academy ; Fellow, Asiatic Society ; Life. member, Chemical Society, London ; Member, General Assembly, Board of Executive Committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions ; Chairman, Export Fertilizer Committee ; Chairman, Homeopathic Enquiry Committee ; Chairman, Research Committee, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal; Chairman Land Utilization Board,Govt.of West Bengal; Chairman, Research Committee, CSIR; Member, Technical Committee and Board, CSIR ; Member, Senate and Board of Accounts, University of

neg: Committee on Public Undertakings (India) Committee on Public Undertakings (India) The Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of examining the reports and accounts of the public sector undertakings(PSUs) as specified in the fourth schedule of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. This committee along with the Public Accounts committee(PAC) and the Estimates committee(EC) are the three financial standing committees of the Parliament of India. The committee consists of twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more

neg: Public Accounts Commission Public Accounts Commission The Public Accounts Commission is a UK body created under the National Audit Act 1983 to audit the National Audit Office, i.e., to watch the watchers. The Commission comprises nine MPs, including the Leader of the House of Commons and the Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee, who serve "ex officio". The remaining seven, who may not be Ministers of the Crown, are chosen by the House of Commons. The Commission elects its chair from among its numbers. Members continue to serve despite a dissolution of Parliament, but—excepting the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee—are required

neg: Sanjay Nirupam Sanjay Nirupam Sanjay Nirupam (born 6 February 1965) is an Ex. Member of Indian Parliament from Indian National Congress party, and currently serves as President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. Nirupam served two terms as an MP in the Rajya Sabha first as a member from the Shiv Sena and then from the Congress Party. He represented North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency from 2009 to 2014. He was a member of Parliamentary Committees such as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Finance Committee. He opened the 2013–14 budget debate for Congress Party in Parliament. He was Secretary of the

neg: Philip Mifsud 2008 Maltese general election, for the Partit Nazzjonalista. As a member of parliament, he represented the 7th electoral district, which includes Dingli, Mgarr, Mtarfa, Rabat and Zebbug. In March 2010 Philip was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Resources and Rural Affairs. Philip also served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee (Malta)|Public Accounts Committee and of the National Audit Office Accounts Committee within the Maltese Parliament. Philip Mifsud Philip Mifsud (born July 9, 1971) is a Maltese architect who is also involved in politics. Philip Mifsud graduated as an architect from the University of Malta in

neg: Constitution of Bhutan and Parliament. Parliament appoints a five-member Public Accounts Committee, comprising members of Parliament who are reputed for their integrity, to review and report on the annual audit to Parliament for its consideration or on any other report presented by the Auditor General. The Royal Audit Authority functions in accordance with the "Audit Act". The Constitution codifies and explains the function of the Royal Civil Service Commission. Its membership consists of one Chairman and four other members, all appointed by the King. It also comprises a Secretariat as the Government's central personnel agency. The Commission is charged with training, placing, and

neg: Rajeev Chandrasekhar Rajeev Chandrasekhar Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 31 May 1964) is an Indian politician and Multimillionaire entrepreneur who is currently serving as Member of Parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian Parliament. He is the Member of Bharatiya Janata Party as of 2018 and also the vice-chairman of the Kerala wing of Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition National Democratic Alliance. He represents the state of Karnataka. He also currently serves as member of the Parliament, Standing Committee on Defence, Consultative Committee on Finance, the Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps, Co-Chairman of District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee,

neg: Isaac Kwame Asiamah at 23 years of age. Upon entering the Parliament of Ghana, Asiamah was on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture. He served on the committee during his first term as a parliamentarian rising to the position of vice chairman and later the chairman. He in his subsequent terms served on other committees including Public Accounts Committee, Finance Committee, Poverty Reduction Committee and Mines and Energy Committee. Asiamah retained his seat in 2008 when he won the constituency election with 33,961 votes out of the 59,300 valid votes cast which was 57.27%. He had defeated Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah of

neg: Ashwani Kumar in 2009. He also served as the Chairman of the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha for "The Prevention of Torture Bill", 2010. He was also appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of Parliament on Defense and a member of the prestigious Public Accounts Committee in 2013. In 2014, Kumar was appointed a member of the Co-ordination Committee of the INC in Rajya Sabha and a member of the Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the INC which includes MP's from both the Houses of the Parliament. Kumar has also been a member of the Empowered Sub-Committee of the High Level

neg: Sean L'Estrange of State Council 2008-2012. He has continued to serve as a Liberal Parliamentary Party State Council Delegate since 2013. In 2013 L'Estrange was elected to the seat of Churchlands in the 39th Parliament of Western Australia. He served as a member of the Joint Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Audit, and as member of the Parliamentary Liberal Party's Finance, Commerce & Development Committee. In March 2016, he was elevated to Cabinet and appointed Minister for Mines and Petroleum and Minister for Small

neg: Mai Dop member for Jimi" and declared that his number one priority was upgrading the district's roads. Goi unsuccessfully challenged Dop's election, with Dop winning in the National Court and then in the Supreme Court in January 2013. In parliament, Dop serves as chairman of the Health and Family Welfare Referral Committee and as a member of the Education Referral Committee and the Public Accounts Permanent Committee. At the 2017 election, Dop lost his seat to Wake Goi, the former MP who he had defeated in 2012. Mai Dop Mai Dop (born 28 May 1968) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He

neg: Ramesh Chennithala Sabha; H.R.D. Standing Committee; Public Accounts Committee; Coir Board; Civil aviation Consultative Committee; and Joint Parliamentary Committee on Pesticides in Soft Drinks and Fruit Drinks. Other important positions held include - KPCC President, AICC Secretary, Indian Youth Congress National President, President- Pradesh Youth Congress (I) Kerala. Ramesh Chennithala Ramesh Chennithala (born 25 May 1956) is an Indian politician, affiliated to the Indian National Congress, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2016. He has served as a Member of Parliament and as state home minister in the Government of Kerala. He was born at Chennithala,

neg: Jeffery Komal the Emergency Permanent Committee, the Private Business Permanent Committee, the Public Accounts Permanent Committee, the Public Works Permanent Committee, the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings Permanent Committee, the HIV/AIDS Advocacy Special Committee and the Lands and Environment Referral Committee. Jeffery Komal Pesab Jeffery Komal (born 20 December 1968) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a People's National Congress member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2012, representing the electorate of Nipa-Kutubu Open. Komal was educated at Puril Community School and Nipa High School. He was a businessman and the chairman of the Nipa Circuit of

neg: Nandala Mafabi From 2006 until 2011, Mafabi served as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the parliament. From 2001 until 2006, he served as the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Economy. Since 2008, he has served as the chairman of the Bugisu Cooperative Union. From 2011 until 2014, he served as the leader of the opposition. Honorable Nathan Nandala Mafabi is also the Vice-Chairf of The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & International Monetary Fund. Mafabi is married. He is of the Protestant faith. He belongs to the Forum for Democratic Change political party. Nandala Mafabi Nathan

neg: British Committee of the Indian National Congress electorate. Congress leaders like Dadabhai Naoroji and W.C. Bonnerjee had been able to enlist the support of radical MP Charles Bradlaugh to take up Indian issues in the British Parliament. In 1888 the Congress recruited an agency in Britain to publicise Indian issues to the British public. Headed by Digby, this organisation arranged public lectures in England and began public distribution of pamphlets highlighting issues in India. In July 1889, a permanent committee was established with Wedderburn as chairman and Digby as secretary. Bradlaugh died in 1891, but the British committee of the Congress had been able to establish an

neg: Public Accounts Committee (Ireland) It is normally chaired by a member of the opposition. As of 4 March 2018, the members of the committee are as follows: It is customary for a member of the largest opposition party to chair the committee. Public Accounts Committee (Ireland) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) (formally the Committee of Public Accounts) () is a standing Committee of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament. It oversees government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest. It is responsible for examining reports of Comptroller and Auditor General on Departmental expenditure and certain other accounts. It also considers

neg: Muhammad Abdul Mannan Cottage Industries Corporation, and the Economic Minister at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva. In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Awami League. He was elected to the 9th parliament in 2008 from Sunamganj-3. He was the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Defense, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Public Administration. In 2010, he was elected to the central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League and re-elected in 2013. He was made the State Minister of

neg: Committee on Public Undertakings (India) of the committee. Out of 301 original reports, 37 are in the nature of horizontal studies on various aspects of working of the public undertakings. Committee on Public Undertakings (India) The Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of examining the reports and accounts of the public sector undertakings(PSUs) as specified in the fourth schedule of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. This committee along with the Public Accounts committee(PAC) and the Estimates committee(EC) are the three financial standing committees

neg: Charan Das Mahant for the third term, in the 15th Lok Sabha. On August 6, 2009, he became member of the Committee on Public Undertakings. On August 31 he became member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. On September 23, 2009, he became the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament. Charan Das Mahant Charan Das Mahant (born 13 December 1954) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian Parliament, and works for Korba (Lok Sabha constituency). He is the former Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing.

neg: Public Accounts Committee (Ireland) Public Accounts Committee (Ireland) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) (formally the Committee of Public Accounts) () is a standing Committee of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament. It oversees government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest. It is responsible for examining reports of Comptroller and Auditor General on Departmental expenditure and certain other accounts. It also considers the Comptroller and Auditor General's reports of economy, efficiency, effectiveness evaluation systems, procedures and practices. The PAC has a key role to play in ensuring accountability and transparency in the way Government agencies allocate, spend and manage their

neg: Francis Billy Hilly However, in August 2006 he was dismissed from that position, a decision that he said was primarily due to an agreement between his National Party and the People's Republic of China in 2005; the Solomon Islands recognises the Republic of China (Taiwan). He has also served for periods as Minister for Home Affairs and as Minister for Health and Medical Services and Deputy Prime Minister. In Parliament, he was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from 15 November 2004 to 5 December 2005 and became Chairman of the Parliamentary House Committee on 10 May 2006. After Sogavare was defeated in

neg: Grant Haskin Grant Haskin Grant Haskin (born 1968) is currently serving as Member of the Cape Town City Council and Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party in the Cape Town City Council. He previously served as Executive Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, Acting Mayor of Cape Town, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Sports and Amenities. He served in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for two brief periods. While a Member of the Provincial Parliament, he served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and Special Delegate to the National Council of the Provinces. Internally in the

neg: Peter Hordern Horsham from 1964 to 1974, for Horsham and Crawley from 1974 to 1983 and for Horsham once again from 1983 to 1997. He was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1993. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex. He was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 1970 to 1987, Chairman of the Finance Committee from 1970 to 1972 and Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission from 1988 to 1997. He was appointed to the Executive of the 1922 Committee in 1967, later becoming Secretary of the 1922 Committee and Chairman of the

neg: D. V. Sadananda Gowda term as MLA. He has served in various committees of the Karanataka State legislature including the Cell for preparing Draft Bill on prohibiting Atrocities on Women, Karnataka, the Committee of Energy, Fuel and Power, and the Committee for Public Undertaking. He was nominated as the President of the Public Accounts Committee in 2003. He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the Mangalore Lok Sabha seat,defeating Veerappa Moily of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 32,314 votes. In 2009, the party shifted him to the Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency. In parliament, he was on the Committee on

neg: Audley Shaw and was appointed Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament in 1995. In September 2007, Mr. Shaw was appointed as Minister of Finance and the Public Service for the Jamaica Labour Party. In November 2013, he ran against Andrew Holness unsuccessfully for the post of leader of the Jamaica Labour Party; In October, 2013 during the Heroes' Day Awards Ceremony at King's House in Kingston, Mr. Shaw was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for his 20 years of dedicated and honorary service to the House of Parliament. Audley Shaw Audley Shaw (born 13

neg: Neil Angus Angus also holds a Graduate Certificate in Financial Investigations, was a Registered Company Auditor from 1992-2011 and a Certified Fraud Examiner from 2005-2012. In February 2015, he was appointed as the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Treasurer and was elected as the Secretary to both the Parliamentary Liberal Party and the Victorian Coalition. Having served as a member of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee and as a VicHealth Board member of the 56th Parliament, Angus was appointed as Chairman of the Accountability and Oversight Committee in the 57th Parliament. He has been actively involved in his local community

neg: S. V. S. Raghavan of the Committee on Competition Law & Policy, Retired Member of the Indian Defence Accounts Services. Raghavan has also served several public sector industries in India such as Kerala Ayurveda Limited, Gujarat Sidhee Cement Limited, Saurashtra Cement Limited and Bhuruka Gases Limited, as the chairman or director. In between, he has been the executive chairman of the Competition Commission of India, the watchdog organization set up by the Government of India for the enforcement of The Competition Act, 2002. During this period, he headed the Central Government committee of 2000 set up for advising policy guidelines on competition and corporate

neg: Radhakishan Malviya who is Ex. Working Committee Member of MP Congress and Zila Panchayat Member. He contested from Tarana constituency in 2013 and a grandson Vishal Malviya. Radhakishan Malviya Radhakishan Malviya was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as member of the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent Dalit face of MP Congress. He was a minister in Rajiv Gandhi ministry, Chairman of Parliament Housing Committee, President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee for two terms, President of All India Harijan Sewak Sangh New Delhi which

neg: Viswa Sadasivan been extensively involved in public service. He has served as the Chairman of the Political Development Feedback Group of Singapore's Feedback Unit, and as Vice-President and Secretary of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) Executive Committee. He has also served on the Media Development Authority's Board, the Singapore 21 Committee, Economic Review Committee, Remaking Singapore Committee, and the National Youth Achievement Award Council. Viswa was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament in July 2009. The following month, he used his maiden speech in Parliament to table a motion calling for the House to reaffirm its commitment to the principles

neg: Public Accounts Committee Public Accounts Committee Public Accounts Committee (PAC) refers to a committee in the legislature that must study public audits, invite ministers, permanent secretaries or other ministry officials to the committee for questioning, and issue a report of their findings subsequent to a government budget audit. Typically, the government is required to report back to parliament on PAC recommendations within a specified period, usually two to six months. More often than not, opposition members chair PACs in the commonwealth. Based on their findings, PACs often make recommendations to government ministries requiring that they change certain policies and procedures to improve their

neg: Public Accounts Committee Funding and staff shortages mean that audit reports are often years behind, so ministry officials needed for questioning might have moved on. In many cases auditors general are appointed by the executive and so may have little incentive to uncover problems that could embarrass those who appointed them. Investigating report findings is time and labor-intensive. Parliaments need professional staff, but they are often not available. Finally, governments are often not responsive to parliament, and there may be few tools at a parliament’s disposal to compel government compliance. The World Bank Institute. Legislative Oversight Handbook. 2006. Public Accounts Committee Public Accounts

neg: Shibban Lal Saxena colleges; Member (i) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1937—46 and 1964—67, (ii) Constituent Assembly of India, 1946—50, (iii) Provisional Parliament, 1950—52, (iv) First Lok Sabha, 1954—57, (v) Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62, (vi) Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971—77; several times Member, (i) Estimates Committee, (ii) Public Accounts Committee, (iii) Committee on Public Undertakings; represented Indian Labour at numerous international labour conferences in various foreign countries, and in this connection, and otherwise visited several countries; represented Sugar Workers' Federation in International Conference in Moscow (USSR), 1954, in Sofia (Bulgaria), 1957, in Budapest (Hungary), 1960, and in Prague (Czechoslovakia), 1965; represented Transport Workers in International

neg: R. Venkataraman the Madras Legislative Council. Venkataraman was appointed a Member of the Union Planning Commission in 1967 and was entrusted the subjects of Industry, Labour, power, Transport, Communications, Railways. He held that office until 1971. In 1977, Venkataraman was elected to the Lok Sabha from Madras (South) Constituency and served as an Opposition Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. Venkataraman was also, variously, a member of the Political Affairs Committee and the Economic Affairs Committee of the Union Cabinet; Governor, International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Asian Development Bank. Venkataraman was

neg: Darbara Singh national level he was appointed to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1954 and served in the apex congress decision making body the Congress Working Committee from 1962, he held both appointments till his death in 1990. He was elected to the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha in 1971 from the Hoshiarpur constituency in Punjab. Even though he was never appointed as a Union Minister, he retained deep influence in the party being elected Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha in 1971. In 1975 he served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee,

neg: Margaret Hodge Margaret Hodge Dame Margaret Eve Hodge, Lady Hodge, (née Oppenheimer; born 8 September 1944) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Barking since 1994. Hodge was created Minister for Children in 2003 before becoming Minister of State for Culture and Tourism in 2005. On 9 June 2010 she was elected Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, in succession to Sir Edward Leigh MP. She served until 30 March 2015. Since November 2018, she has been Chair of Council at Royal Holloway, University of London. Born Margaret Eve Oppenheimer, she was known as Margaret

neg: Public Accounts Committee (India) its primary function is to examine the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) after it is laid in the Parliament. C&AG assists the committee during the course of investigation. None of the its members are allowed to be ministers in the government. 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, the upper house of the Parliament. The members are elected every year from amongst its members of respective houses according to the principle of proportional

neg: K. C. Tyagi K. C. Tyagi K. C. Tyagi (born 10 December 1950) is an Indian politician who is a member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) representing of Bihar and serves as the Chief General Secretary and National Spokesperson of the Janata Dal (United). He is also the Chairman of the Parliamentary standing committee on The Industry. He was a member of the Ninth Lok Sabha and has served as the Chairman of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table and as the Chairman of Central Warehousing Corporation (Govt. of India undertaking). Kishan Chand Tyagi was born

neg: Jayant Sinha Lok Sabha elections from the Hazaribagh seat in his home state of Jharkhand. He won the elections with a huge margin of 1,59,128 votes, getting a total of 4,06,931 in his favour. After joining parliament, Sinha was a member of four parliamentary committees - Public Accounts Committee, Standing Committee on Finance and Subordinate Committee on Legislation and of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Sinha was sworn-in as Minister of State in the Union Council of Ministers on 9 November 2014. Subsequently, he assumed charge at the Ministry of Finance in the Indian Government, working

neg: Ivan Koreta a Ugandan peace-keeping force to Liberia in the late 1990s. In 2016, he was elected as a representative for the UPDF in the 10th Parliament of Uganda; where he now serves as a member of the "Public Accounts Committee" and the "Committee on Presidential Affairs". Ivan Koreta Ivan Koreta (born 15 October 1955) is a Ugandan military officer, diplomat and legislator. He is a lieutenant general in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and a representative for the armed forces in the Parliament of Uganda; where he serves as a member of the "Public Accounts Committee" and the "Committee on

neg: Surender Singh Surender Singh Chaudhary Surender Singh was an Indian politician from the Haryana Vikas Party and twice represented Bhiwani constituency in the Parliament of India. He was educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh and completed his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law. Advocate and agriculturist.He was son of Former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal. 1971-73 General-Secretary, District Congress 1973-77 Treasurer, Indian Youth Congress 1977-86 Member, Haryana Vidhan Sabha 1982-83 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife 1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha 1989-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok

neg: Finance and Expenditure Committee Finance and Expenditure Committee The Finance and Expenditure Committee (known as the Public Accounts Committee until 1962, and as the Public Expenditure Committee, from 1962) is a select committee of the House of Representatives, the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of New Zealand, responsible for matters relating to the audit of the financial statements of the Government and departments, Government finance, revenue, and taxation. The committee is currently established by Standing Order 188. Following a reform of the former Public Accounts Committee in 1962, the Public Expenditure Committee was established and became the most influential parliamentary committee in New Zealand,

neg: Parliament of Sierra Leone twenty-one days thereafter, there shall be appointed from among its members the following Standing Committees, that is to say: Committees of Parliament the Legislative Committee; the Finance Committee; the Committee on Appointments and Public Service; the Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Committee; the Public Accounts Committee; the Committee of Privileges; the Standing Orders Committee; such other Committees of Parliament as the rules of procedure of Parliament shall provide. In addition to the Committees referred to in subsection (1), Parliament shall appoint other Committees which shall perform the functions specified in subsection (3). It shall be the duty of any such

neg: Richard Tracey the Conservative Party. Tracey was Member of Parliament (MP) for Surbiton from 1983 until 1997 when the constituency was abolished owing to boundary changes. Always active speaking and questioning in the Commons Chamber, he served as Environment and Sports Minister from 1985 to 1987 and was a member of the Select Committee for Televising the House during 1987–89 and of the Public Accounts Committee from 1993–97. He was Chairman of the London Conservative MPs Group from 1990–97. At the 1997 General Election, he unsuccessfully contested Kingston and Surbiton. He is on the Executive Committee of the Association of Former Members

neg: Burao University consists of 15 prominent members of the community, including businessmen, professionals, ex-officials and serving officials. The Board nominates, in turn, an executive committee, which consists of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a treasurer and a secretary. The executive committee is represented by: The Board appoints a president who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the university and for carrying out decisions. Working with the president is the University Council, who is responsible for academic matters in relation to teaching, research and discipline. The university council consists of the deans of the colleges, the president, the vice president for admission and

neg: Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom) is a permanent witness at its hearings, along with his staff of the National Audit Office, who provide briefings on each report and assist in the preparation of the Committee's own reports. The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the expenditure on numerous government projects over the years, such as: The Committee's members for the 2017 session of Parliament are as follows: House of Commons standing orders give the opposition party the right to chair the committee The PAC is concerned that central government funding cuts cuts left many local authorities subject to “enormous pressure” and “in a worrying financial position”.

neg: Nanasaheb Kunte appointed Chairman of the Maharashtra Housing Board. He later left the Congress Party and contested the 1967 elections for the 4th Lok Sabha from the Kolaba constituency (now defunct; most parts now in the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency) and was elected as an Independent candidate with the support of the Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP). In Parliament he served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He was an advocate of Opposition unity and participated in the formation of the Bharatiya Kranti Dal and served as the party's General Secretary. He was also nominated as Chairman, Bennett,

neg: Paul McLeay Representatives between 1989 and 1993. He is married to Cassandra Wilkinson, author, president of FBi Radio and senior public servant. They have two children. Prior to entering politics, McLeay held the position of Assistant General Secretary of the NSW Public Service Association. On entering Parliament, McLeay was appointed parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. In 2009, he was appointed Minister for Ports and Waterways and Minister for the Illawarra. In June 2010, McLeay was appointed Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources. In September 2010, McLeay resigned as a Minister. McLeay is a

neg: Roodal Moonilal of Communications and Information Technology). In 1999, he was Director, Policy Monitoring Unit, Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He has also served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (2007-2010) as well as on over one dozen committees of Parliament. On May 24, 2010 Dr. Roodal Moonilal was elected as Member of Parliament in the Oropouche East Constituency and subsequently became the Minister of Housing, Planning and the Environment in the People's Partnership government. The portfolio of this Ministry has been altered several times during this administration and is now known as the Ministry of Housing

neg: Lim Hwee Hua on boards including Port of Singapore Authority, Keppel Corporation and Mapletree. Lim was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade GRC at both 1997 general election and the 2001 general election. Between April 2002 and August 2004, she was the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. Lim was appointed the Minister of State for Finance and Transport on 12 August 2004. At the 2006 general election, Lim contested in Aljunied GRC and was elected along with George Yeo, Cynthia Phua, Yeo Guat Kwang and Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed. She was promoted

neg: Elisala Pita an unexpected alliance. Pita seized the opportunity to challenge for the premiership. A vote in parliament on 11 October made Toafa prime minister with eight votes, Sopoanga serving as his deputy. Pita received seven votes, and became the leader of the Opposition. He held the position until the 2006 general election, after which he sat as a backbencher. From 2008 to 2010, as MP, he was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. He lost his seat in parliament in the 2010 general election, with Enele Sopoanga (brother of the former Prime Minister) replacing him. He subsequently served as Chief Executive

neg: Shashi Tharoor on External Affairs, of the Consultative Committee of Defence, the Public Accounts Committee, and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Telecoms. He participated in several important debates of the 15th Lok Sabha, including on the Lokpal Bill, the demand for grants of the Ministry of External Affairs and of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the black money debate, and so on. In the special debate on the 60th anniversary of the Indian Parliament, Tharoor was one of four members of the Congress Party, including party President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee, to

neg: Edgar Neale Sir Clifton Webb, Attorney-General that stated that "apparently it was better to lie in bed than lie on the platform". For a number of years he was the Chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee. In 1956 he together with Hon Sir Thomas Macdonald, Minister of External Affairs, and the member of Parliament for Ponsonby, Ritchie Macdonald, represented the New Zealand government at General Committee meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Jamaica. He represented the Nelson electorate from 1946 to 1957, when he retired. Neale was a strong supporter of the Nelson railway line, and extending it to link with

neg: Zitto Kabwe Zitto Kabwe Zitto Zuberi Ruyagwa Kabwe was born on 24 September 1976 in the village of Mwandiga, Kigoma district, Tanzania. He is popularly known as Zitto Kabwe, and is a Tanzanian politician. He was a member of the opposition party, Chadema, from 1992 until his expulsion in March 2015. He served as a two term Member of Parliament for the Kigoma North constituency from 2005 to 2015. He was also the Chairman of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as well as the chair of the parliamentary standing committee where he oversaw more than 250 State Owned Companies. On 19

neg: Ivan Koreta Ivan Koreta Ivan Koreta (born 15 October 1955) is a Ugandan military officer, diplomat and legislator. He is a lieutenant general in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and a representative for the armed forces in the Parliament of Uganda; where he serves as a member of the "Public Accounts Committee" and the "Committee on Presidential Affairs". Koreta has been a member of the armed forces since 1981 and most recently served as the deputy chief of defence forces, the second-highest position in the UPDF, from 2005 to 2013. He also served from 2006 up until 2009 as the chairman

neg: Njabulo Mabuza Njabulo Mabuza Njabulo Mabuza is a Swazi businessman and politician. He is the member of parliament for Khubuta inkhundla for the term from 2013 until 2018. He was the Minister for Health and Social Welfare and MP for Khubuta constituency for two terms before being replaced by Charles Myeza. Mabuza was originally a bus operator, running Mdumiseni Bus Service. Mabuza was once the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, which is a parliamentary committee which regulates government spending. Mabuza was a controversial figure during his second term as Minister for Health and Social Welfare which "coincided with the collapse of

neg: Julius Espat has worked to activate the Public Accounts Committee, which has been dormant since the Independence of Belize in September 21, 1981. All the previous Chairmen of the PAC never held a meeting. Honorable Julius Espat is well known for taking a very consistent role in his assistance and representation of the Cayo South constituency. Julius Espat Julius Espat (born February, 1968) is a Belizean Politician who was born in Belize City. He was first elected as Cayo South area representative on March 7, 2012. and was reelected in November 2015. He is currently the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

neg: K. V. Thomas Palluruthy (1971–80); General Secretary. Cochin Taluk INTUC (1971–76), Kerala INTUC (1986–91), DCC Ernakulam (1978–86); Treasurer, KPCC (1991–96); President of Ernakulam District Congress (I) Committee; Member of KPCC; Member of Kerala State Election Congress (I) Committee; Organising Secretary & General Secretary of INTUC (Kerala); AICC Observer to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep. He is also a member of General Council of INTUC (trade union wing of the Indian National Congress) since 1976. He served as the chairman of PAC (Public Accounts Committee) for three years from 2014 to 2017. Thomas holds a MSc degree in Chemistry and was a

neg: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital of the first PFI hospitals, was signed in 1996. The level of subsequent potential risks and costs borne by the public sector was thought by some critics of the deal to be unacceptably high. In 2006 Edward Leigh, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, appropriated a famous Edward Heath quote (originally used with reference to Tiny Rowland of Lonrho International) to describe the Department of Health's approach to a refinancing deal for the NNUH PFI: "It is hard to escape the conclusion that the public sector staff managing the project were not up to

neg: George Wadsworth (politician) & Sons Ltd, Wadsworth White Lead Co., Ltd and of G. Wadsworth and Son, Ltd. He was the founder Chairman of Halifax Round Table. Wadsworth was a Liberal member of Halifax Town Council. He served from 1938-45. He was Vice-Chairman of Halifax Watch, Safety First, Lighting Committee. At the 1945 general election, Wadsworth was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Riding of Yorkshire constituency of Buckrose. He gained the seat from the Conservatives by a majority of 949 votes, benefiting from the absence of a Labour candidate. In the House of Commons, he served on the Public Accounts

neg: Mahavir Tyagi developing in the House on the subject of the border conflict was averted as the House dissolved in laughter in which Nehru also joined. Tyagi continued to enjoy an affectionate relationship with Jawaharlal Nehru. He served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (1962–64). In April 1964, a month before Nehru's death, Tyagi rejoined the Government as Cabinet Minister in charge of Rehabilitation. In the General Elections of 1967 which saw a popular backlash against the Congress Party, Tyagi lost to an independent candidate backed by an anti-Congress combination of parties. In 1968 Mahavir Tyagi became the Chairman

neg: Kwaku Agyemang-Manu Kwaku Agyemang-Manu Kwaku Agyemang-Manu (born September 6, 1955) a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and the Minister of Health. Agyemang-Manu is a Chartered Management Accountant and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana in 1989. Agyemang-Manu served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the immediate past Parliament and was the acting CEO of the National Health Authority in 2006, and also the deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning under former President's Kufuor administration (2001 to 2008). Under the government of President Kufuor, he

neg: Comptroller and Auditor General of India provides for an independent office to the CAG of India. He or she is the head of Indian Audit and Accounts Department. He/she has a duty to uphold the Constitution of India and laws of the Parliament to safeguard the interests of the public exchequer. The Indian Audit and Accounts Service aids the CAG in the discharge of his/her functions. Audit of government accounts (including the accounts of the state governments) in India is entrusted to the CAG of India who is empowered to audit all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the union or state governments, whether incurred within

neg: Richard Page Member of the Public Accounts Committee for over seven years. Governor of the Foundation for Western Democracy 1998–2001. International Chairman Central Office 1999–2001. Shadow Spokesman DTI 2001–2003. Joint Chairman All Party Racing and Bloodstock Committee 1998–2005. Chairman Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 2003–2005. Three time winner of the Lords V Commons motor race at Brands Hatch and Donnington. He stepped down from the House of Commons at the 2005 General Election due to his wife's ill health. Page was one of 13 Conservative MPs who spoke against and voted against decision to invade Iraq (18 March 2003) and the way the

neg: Chay Wai Chuen Command and Staff College in 1988 and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Chay was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Supply Chain of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd, a food retailing chain, where he worked from 1996 to 2007. He was also Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Grocery Logistics of Singapore Pte Ltd. Chay served as a Member of Parliament from September 1988 to April 2006 and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 1993 to 2006. During this period, he was Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (Communications and IT) from

neg: Michael Ancram Unionist Party from 1980 to 1983. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Scottish Office with responsibility for Home Affairs, Housing, Local Government, Rating Reform and the Environment from 1983 until 1987. After losing his seat in 1987, he returned to Parliament in 1992 and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and Chairman of the backbench Constitutional Affairs Committee from 1992 until May 1993, when he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office. He was promoted to Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office in January 1994, and was sworn as a

neg: Henry Musasizi and became a member of Uganda's 9th Parliament. In 2016, Musasizi won reelection and continues to serve the constituents of Rubanda County East in the 10th Parliament of the Republic of Uganda. In the 9th Parliament, Musasizi served on the "Public Accounts Committee". In the 10th Parliament of Uganda, he is the chairperson of the "Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development" and is a member of the "Business Committee". Henry Musasizi Henry Ariganyira Musasizi (born 25 February 1981) is a Ugandan business administrator, certified public accountant and politician. He is the reelected Member of Parliament for Rubanda County East

neg: C. B. C. Warrier C. B. C. Warrier Chembakasseril Balakrishna Warrier Chandrasekhara Warrier (, ""; 30 October 1932 – 7 June 2013) was an Indian political leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly for 12 years. Known to the political circle as C. B. C., he was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 4th and 6th term of Kerala State Legislative Assembly. He also had held positions of Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (1974–75) and Committee on Estimates (1980–82). He was also active in trade union movements. He was born 30 October 1932, in Haripad,

neg: Public Accounts Committee operations. The majority of legislatures descending from the British Parliament use public account committees to follow up on the findings of public audits. Since the creation of the Public Accounts Committee in the Gladstonian Reforms of1861, PACs have become ubiquitous throughout the Commonwealth. The tremendous expansion and scope of government and of state-owned enterprises during the second half of the 20th century made PACs, which are charged with overseeing government expenditures,even more important. Public Accounts Committees face several challenges. For one, auditors general are often poorly funded, and their reports may be lengthy, complex, poorly organized, and difficult to understand.

neg: Biman Prasad Biman Prasad Biman Chand Prasad is a Fiji politician of Fiji Indian descent. He is leader of the National Federation Party, Shadow Minister for Finance, Planning and National Statistics, and Chairman of the Fijian Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee. Prasad was born in Dreketi in Vanua Levu and was educated at Muanidevo Indian School, Dreketi Junior Secondary School and Labasa College. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and economics from the University of the South Pacific, he pursued a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland.

neg: Stephen Cheong became the managing director of the Lee Wah Weaving Factory and Cheong's Textile Co.. He was member of the general committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and deputy chairman and chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the two leading chambers of commerce in the colony. He was appointed to various public posts, including chairman of the Transport Complaints Unit, member of Economic Review Committee, Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation Advisory Board, Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation, Public Accounts Committee, Transport Advisory Committee and UMELCO Police Group. He was first appointed to the Legislative Council

neg: Contingency fund Parliament is effectively forced to approve actions "ex post facto" (after they have happened), the Treasury's use of the fund is scrutinised in detail by the Public Accounts Committee. Contingency fund A contingencies fund or contingency fund is a fund for emergencies or unexpected outflows, mainly economic crises. The European Union plans vast contingency fund, racing to contain crisis. The Constitution of India authorized the parliament to establish a contingency fund of India. The Contingency Fund of India is established under Article 267 of the Indian Constitution. It is in the nature of an imprest (money maintained for a specific

neg: Auditor-General of New South Wales Auditor-General the power to employ staff directly. The Auditor-General and the Audit Office of New South Wales work closely with Legislative Assembly Public Accounts Committee. The committee was first established in 1902 to scrutinise the actions of the executive branch of government on behalf of the Legislative Assembly. A key part of committee activity is following up aspects of the Auditor-General’s Reports to Parliament. The committee may also receive referrals from ministers, the Legislative Assembly and the Auditor-General to undertake inquiries. The Public Accounts Committee has responsibilities under Part 4 of the "Public Finance and Audit Act 1983" to inquire

neg: Radheshyam Ramkumar Morarka Radheshyam Ramkumar Morarka Radheyshyam Ramkumar Morarka (26 March 1923 – 28 May 1995) was a member of Lok Sabha from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. He was elected to first Lok Sabha in 1952, from Jhunjhunu (Jhunjhunu & Sri Ganganagar) constituency in Rajasthan as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1978 to 1984. He died in 1995. He studied for B Com at Sydenham College of Commerce in Mumbai and was awarded the gold medal. Member of Public Accounts committee , estimates committee etc whilst a member of Parliament. he represented the country on

neg: Radheshyam Ramkumar Morarka various delegations to foreign countries Radheshyam Ramkumar Morarka Radheyshyam Ramkumar Morarka (26 March 1923 – 28 May 1995) was a member of Lok Sabha from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. He was elected to first Lok Sabha in 1952, from Jhunjhunu (Jhunjhunu & Sri Ganganagar) constituency in Rajasthan as a candidate of Indian National Congress. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1978 to 1984. He died in 1995. He studied for B Com at Sydenham College of Commerce in Mumbai and was awarded the gold medal. Member of Public Accounts committee , estimates committee etc whilst a member of Parliament.

neg: Senate of Kazakhstan official request addressed at a joint and separate sessions of the Chambers of the Parliament to state officials to obtain information on specific matters related to the competence of this body or an official. Member of the Senate has the right to make an inquiry to the Prime Minister and the Government, Chairman of the National Bank, Chairman and members of Central Election Commission, Prosecutor General, Chairman of the Committee of National Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman and members of the Accounts committee for control over execution of the republican budget. Up to now members of the Senate

neg: Zircon affair existence of Zircon, but found while researching the programme in the summer of 1986 that the head of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Robert Sheldon, knew nothing of the project. The Public Accounts Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons, responsible for overseeing government expenditures. It had been agreed between Parliament and the British government that expensive military projects should be subject to scrutiny by the committee, and Campbell felt that Sheldon's ignorance of the Zircon project was evidence of the violation of this agreement. The concealment of Zircon from the committee mirrored the parliamentary secrecy over

neg: Satish Chandra Agarwal Public Accounts Committee in 1980-81 and later served as its chairman during 1981-83. Satish Agarwal was a member of Indian Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1971 and Colombo Plan Conference held in Kathmandu 1977, Washington, 1978 and London, 1979. He was a member of the Indian Delegation to Geneva in 1984 and also participated in various other international conferences. Agarwal died on 10 September 1997 at Jaipur, Rajasthan at the age of 69 years Satish Chandra Agarwal Satish Chandra Agarwal (1927 – 10 September 1997) was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and

neg: Radhakishan Malviya Radhakishan Malviya Radhakishan Malviya was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as member of the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent Dalit face of MP Congress. He was a minister in Rajiv Gandhi ministry, Chairman of Parliament Housing Committee, President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee for two terms, President of All India Harijan Sewak Sangh New Delhi which was formed by Mahatma Gandhi, MLA from Sanwer constituency and President of Indore District Congress Committee for 14 years He has 1 son, Rajendra Malviya

neg: Road Accident Fund in accordance with schedule 3A of the PFMA. Government’s governance oversight over the RAF includes: • (National Assembly) through the relevant Portfolio Committee and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (“SCOPA”); The Executive Authority, • Honourable Minister of Transport; and • Board of the RAF. The National Assembly has legislative powers and maintains oversight of the National Executive Authority and the RAF as an organ of State. In addition, Parliament oversees the Executive Authority who is required to provide Parliament with full and regular reports concerning matters under his control. Parliament exercises oversight of the RAF through the Transport Portfolio

neg: Angelline Osegge Assistance Programme", a Ugandan non-profit organization. Ms. Osegge was first elected to the Ugandan parliament in 2011, on the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party. In 2016, she retained her seat in parliament. While in parliament, she serves as the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on Public Accounts. Since September 2016, she is Deputy Chairperson of the African Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (AFROPAC). Ms. Angelline Osegge is married. Angeline Osege is an active and vocal member of the opposition in parliament. In August 2013, she was suspended for three days, by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah, for

neg: Finance and Expenditure Committee of the committees oversight means a number of government ministers are answerable to the committee. The table below lists them, and their position: The following table lists the membership of the committee during the 52nd Parliament: Finance and Expenditure Committee The Finance and Expenditure Committee (known as the Public Accounts Committee until 1962, and as the Public Expenditure Committee, from 1962) is a select committee of the House of Representatives, the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of New Zealand, responsible for matters relating to the audit of the financial statements of the Government and departments, Government finance, revenue, and taxation.

neg: Comptroller and Auditor General of India are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) and Committees on Public Undertakings (COPUs), which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures. The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the affairs of which are managed by officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Service, and has over 58,000 employees across the country. The CAG is mentioned in the Constitution of India under Article 148 – 151. The CAG is ranked 9th and enjoys the same status as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Indian order of

neg: Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866 Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866 The Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866 is the UK Act of Parliament under which most of the revenue from taxation, and all other money payable to the Exchequer must be paid into the Consolidated Fund. The Act "established a cycle of accountability for public funds": Public Spending was authorised by the House of Commons while the public fund was controlled by "The Comptroller and Auditor General" who was also responsible for auditing the financial accounts produced by each government department. The Committee of Public Accounts which had been established in 1861 by William

neg: Welsh Development Agency attracted controversy when its chairman, Gwyn Jones, a businessman, was appointed by the then Welsh Secretary, Peter Walker after meeting him at a Conservative Party fundraising lunch. He later resigned from the post ahead of a 1992 Commons Public Accounts Committee report that condemned the agency for: The Commons Public Accounts committee became concerned when the Auditor General, Sir John Bourn, discovered many irregularities during his annual examination of the Agency's accounts. Criticism also followed the appointments of Neil Carignan and Neil Smith by Gwyn Jones. Carignan's employment was terminated over his poor performance, but he was allowed to take

neg: Henry Musasizi Henry Musasizi Henry Ariganyira Musasizi (born 25 February 1981) is a Ugandan business administrator, certified public accountant and politician. He is the reelected Member of Parliament for Rubanda County East and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. Musasizi is the chairperson of the "Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development" and is a member of the "Business Committee" in the 10th Parliament of Uganda. He also served on the "Public Accounts Committee" in the 9th Parliament of the Pearl of Africa. Musasizi was born in Rubanda, Kabale District, on 25 February 1981 in a Catholic family

neg: Indian Railway Accounts Service Indian Railway Accounts Service The Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS; "Bharatiya Rail Lekha Seva") is a Group A Central Service of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for the Accounts and Finance Management of the Indian Railways. About 10–15 IRAS officers are recruited every year through Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. At present, the IRAS cadre has a strength of about 650 officers. In 1921, the Acworth Committee recommended, and ratified through the Resolution for separation in 1924, that the Indian Railway finances should be separated from the General Finances. This