Question

According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following?

1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission

2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee

3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General

4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 4 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1, 3 and 4 only

The correct answer is 1, 3 and 4.

• The President lays Reports and Statements before the parliament of the following bodies,
  • Reports of Auditor General
  • Annual report of UPSC
  • Reports of Finance Commission
  • Reports of Special officers of SC & ST
  • Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • Report of the National Commission of Backward Classes
• Hence statement 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
• Article 112-
  • The President shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for that year, in this Part referred to as the “annual financial statement”. 

• The Public Account Committee carries out the examination of the Appropriation Accounts relating to the Railways, Defence Services, P&T Department and other Civil Ministries of the Government of India and Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India thereon as also the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General on Revenue Receipts mainly form the basis of the deliberation of the Committee.
• The Comptroller and Auditor General is the “friend, philosopher and guide” of the Committee.
• The Public Accounts Committee examines public expenditure.
• That public expenditure is not only examined from a legal and formal point of view to discover technical irregularities but also from the point of view of the economy, prudence, wisdom, and propriety.
• The sole purpose to do this is to bring out cases of waste, loss, corruption, extravagance, inefficiency, and nugatory expenses.
• Hence statement 2 is not correct.