Motions in the Lok Sabha were moved to constitute the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Estimate Committee (EC).

• These committees are part of the financial committees of the Parliament.

About Parliamentary committees

• These are of two kinds: Ad hoc Committees and the Standing Committees.
• Ad hoc Committees: These are appointed for a specific purpose and cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them.
• Standing Committees: These are permanent and regular committees which are constituted from time to time.
  • The Financial Committees, Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSC), and some other Committees like Committees on Subordinate legislation come under it.

Significance of Parliamentary committees

• Acts as Parliament’s watchdog over the executive.
• Provide a forum for building consensus across political parties.
• Help in scrutinization of the bill properly before it is passed.
• Provide technical expertise to parliament to understand complex matters.

Challenges

• Few bills are referred, lack of attendance of MPs in Committee meetings, do not have full-time technical expert support, poor number of sittings, etc.