New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament K C Venugopal on Friday said the heavy backlog in audit para monitoring system is a cause of serious concern as over 1500 action taken notes are pending with various ministries.
He also said that in view of the complex nature of public expenditure in the country, a more cooperative and quicker response to audits from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is required.
Venugopal chaired the first meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament for the year 2026-27 on the selection of subjects to be taken up by the panel during this year.
“Chaired the first meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (2026-27). The previous PAC (2025-26) successfully presented 26 reports to Parliament.
“The heavy backlog in the Audit Para Monitoring System is a cause for serious concern, with 1500+ ATNs being pending before various ministries/departments,” Venugopal said in a post on X.
“In light of the complex nature of public expenditure in our country, a more cooperative and quicker response to audits from the C&AG is the need of the hour,” he said.
Several members of the panel participated in the first meeting for this year.
Among those include Dharmendra Yadav, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Aparajita Sarangi, Amar Singh, Jagdambika Pal, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Jai Parkash and K Laxman.
The committee examines the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for the expenditure of the Government of India, the annual finance accounts of the government and such other accounts laid before the House as the committee may think fit. In scrutinising the Appropriation Accounts of the Government of India and the Report of the CAG thereon, the functions of the panel state. PTI SKC SKC MNK MNK
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