Parliamentary Committees

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Parliamentary Committees derive authority from Article 118. The three Financial Committees are the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) — chaired by the Opposition since 1967 — the Estimates Committee (Lok Sabha only), and the Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU). Since 1993, 24 Departmentally Related Standing Committees scrutinise bills and budgets ministry-wise.

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PAC — 22 members, examines CAG reports, chaired by the Opposition since 1967.
Estimates Committee — Lok Sabha only, 30 members.
24 Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) since 1993.

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3 Financial Committees: PAC, Estimates Committee, COPU.
24 DRSCs since 1993 — ministry-wise scrutiny away from floor politics.