TDP MP wins Public Accounts Committee election in RS

New Delhi, Aug 6: Opposition's candidate, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) CM Ramesh won Public Accounts Committee (PAC) election in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of Parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the auditing of the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India.

The PAC is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and 7 from Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.

Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas is current Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. He was elected for a second term of one year.