According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President to present which of the following on the desk of the Parliament?
1. Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission.
2. Report of the Public Accounts Committee.
3. Report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General.
4. Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A1 only
- B2 and 4
- C1, 3 and 4
- D1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
According to explicit constitutional provisions, the President causes the reports of the Union Finance Commission (Article 281), the CAG (Article 151), and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (Article 338) to be laid before each House of Parliament.
However, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a parliamentary committee whose report is presented directly to the House by its own chairperson, not through the office of the President. Therefore, statement 2 is excluded, making 1, 3, and 4 the correct group.
However, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a parliamentary committee whose report is presented directly to the House by its own chairperson, not through the office of the President. Therefore, statement 2 is excluded, making 1, 3, and 4 the correct group.