Public Accounts Committee of 17th Lok Sabha to meet in Parliament for first time today, Speaker Om Birla to join meeting
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of 17th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time at Parliament Annexe on Monday.
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The PAC has 22 members and is headed by Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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During the meeting, it was decided that Chowdhury would request Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to be present at today's meeting
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The top parliamentary committee has 15 members from Lok Sabha while seven belong to Rajya Sabha representing ruling NDA and Opposition parties
New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of 17th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time at Parliament Annexe on Monday. Consideration of memorandum number 1 regarding the selection of subjects for examination during the year 2019-20 will be the agenda of the meeting, according to the Lok Sabha website.
File image of the Parliament of India. AP
The PAC has 22 members and is headed by Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. An informal meeting for the introduction of the committee members was held earlier, sources told ANI.
During the meeting, it was decided that Chowdhury would request Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to be present at today's meeting. The Speaker has agreed to Chowdhury's request, the sources added.
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