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Leaders at an all-party meeting convened on the eve of the Assembly session in the chamber of Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

West Bengal: Former Cong MLA made PAC chairman

Singha, who had won the 2016 assembly election as a Congress candidate, had switched over to Trinamul Congress in June.

31 Aug 2017 10:45 PM

Indian army soldiers patrol near the highly militarized Line of Control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Parl panel demands classified report on arms bought during Kargil war

The draft report has been adopted by the sub-committee of the PAC, but it will be placed in Parliament after a full...

30 April 2018 5:32 AM

Congress party MP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

PAC punches holes in PM rural plan implementation

PMGSY was launched by the erstwhile NDA regime led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in December 2000.

31 March 2018 7:23 PM

Only 17,000 out of 95,000 children are eligible to reside in children homes. The PAC has mentioned that the other 75,000 children are ineligible. (Photo: Representational image)

Fake entries in shelter homes

Maharashtra has a total of 1,135 children homes. From 2010 to 2015, 95,000 children were registered in them.

24 Jun 2019 3:22 AM

The committee noted that there are few beggars in these homes but 70 per cent of the funds is spent on wages of government employees.

Government pays beggars only Rs 5 per month for skilled work

The government has paid only Rs 5 per month to beggars who were trained with some skill work.

7 March 2018 1:19 AM

Govt shares Rafale price details with the SC, makes public timeline of negotiations that preceded the deal in a bid to dispel doubts about alleged wrongdoing.(Representational image)

House panel should examine Rafale deal

A probe by a parliamentary committee will help to fill gaps and further our understanding.

19 Dec 2018 6:31 PM

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal also asked the Prime Minister to observe fast over rape incidents and register his protest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the Unnao rape case. (Photo: ANI)

SC didn't go into pricing, technicalities of Rafale case; only JPC can...

Kapil Sibal accused government of misleading' court by presenting wrong information of CAG report and demanded...

15 Dec 2018 12:19 PM

The PAC criticised the department for not imparting any training to the orphan children and sending them out on their own once they turn 18.

Spl kids sent to reform homes

WPAC women and child welfare dept shuts shelter, shifts its 30 wards.

25 March 2018 7:37 PM

The report questions components meant for modernisation of the police force.

CAG slams Maharashtra state government for police force

Low spending during last five years was due to delays in preparing annual action plan.

11 Aug 2017 8:05 PM

Despite the Centre approving the procurement in February 2013, the funds remained unspent.

Funds for arms post 26/11 go unspent

Despite the Centre approving the procurement in February 2013, the funds remained unspent, the PAC observed.

10 Aug 2017 8:47 PM

RBI governor Urjit patel

People suffered due to note ban: Urjit Patel to PAC

RBI governor informed committee that central bank was taking measures to slash online transaction charges.

20 Jan 2017 12:43 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PAC won't call PM Modi on note ban

MPs' panel contradicts chairman's statement, says it can't summon Modi.

13 Jan 2017 7:14 PM