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RAC Passengers Without Full Berth Must Get Partial Refunds On Train Tickets, Says Parliamentary Committee
The Public Accounts Committee recommended partial fare refunds for RAC ticket holders who pay full fare but share a berth, deeming full charges unjustified under current Indian Railways rules.
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Ensure Proper Supply Of Clothing, Equipment To High-Altitude Troops: Parliament Panel
There should not be any "gap" in supply of clothing, equipment, ration and provisioning of accommodation for soldiers engaged in safeguarding the country's borders under difficult weather conditions.
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Mukul Roy Resigns As Public Accounts Committee Head In Bengal Assembly
Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy Monday submitted his resignation as chairman of Public Accounts Committee in West Bengal Assembly to Speaker Biman Banerjee citing ill health.
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Will Boycott Public Accounts Committee Centenary Celebrations: Delhi Speaker
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Friday said they will boycott the centenary celebrations of the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee on December 4 and 5 to protest the "unconstitutional" amendments to the GNCTD Act in March.
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NDA Members Refuse Covid Discussion, House Panel Chairman Offers To Quit
PAC Chairman Adhir Ranjan Choudhary of the Congress today offered to quit his position if the panel exceeds its brief. This followed the NDA members' flat refusal to discuss the matter of the the Covid pandemic in the country.
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BJP Blocks Parliament Panel Review Of PM CARES Fund, Coronavirus Response
The Public Accounts Committee or PAC, one of the most important parliamentary panels which scrutinises key reports by the auditor general and has taken up issues like the 2G spectrum scandal in the past, failed to arrive at a consensus on Friday on examining the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the new PM CARES fund set up to tackl...
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Public Accounts Committee Meeting Of 17th Lok Sabha To Be Held Today
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of 17th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time at Parliament Annexe in New Delhi today.
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Parliamentary Committee May Not Summon Attorney General Over Rafale Deal
Rafale Deal: The Public Accounts Committee or PAC might not summon attorney general and the CAG over the public auditor's report on Rafale deal, as a majority of the members, including those from opposition parties, are not in favour of the proposal by panel chairman Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Chandrababu Naidu's Party Man Elected To Powerful Parliament Committee
TDP MP CM Ramesh was elected to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament today after the opposition unitedly voted for him.
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"Who Should Be Held Accountable" For Air India Losses, Question Lawmakers
Some members of a parliamentary panel have questioned the disinvestment of state-run carrier Air India and sought to know who should be held accountable for the huge losses incurred by the airline, people with knowledge of the matter said
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Arvind Kejriwal Demands Probe Into Relation Between LG, Food Commissioner
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded a probe by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Delhi Assembly into the relationship between the Lt Governor and food commissioner with regard to alleged irregularities in distribution of ration.
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2010 Commonwealth Games A 'Complete Management Failure': Parliamentary Panel
The 2010 Commonwealth games were a "complete management failure", a parliamentary panel has said as it cited a top officer's contention that it could have created a "national shame". The Public Accounts Committee has faulted the then Congress-led UPA government for taking the games management out of the government machinery leading to a "number of ...
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Parliamentary Panel Summons RBI Chief Urjit Patel, Seeks Explanation On Notes Ban
A parliamentary committee probing the government's decision to scrap Rs 500, 1,000 bank notes, has sent the Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel a list of questions on the demonetisation process and asked him to appear before it on Jan 20.
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Public Accounts Committee To Examine Chopper Deal: Chairman KV Thomas
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is ready to examine the CAG report on the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, its chairman KV Thomas said today.
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Telangana Assembly Pays Rich Tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam
The Telangana Legislative Assembly today paid rich tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam and sitting Congress MLA P Kishta Reddy who passed away recently.
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RAC Passengers Without Full Berth Must Get Partial Refunds On Train Tickets, Says Parliamentary Committee
The Public Accounts Committee recommended partial fare refunds for RAC ticket holders who pay full fare but share a berth, deeming full charges unjustified under current Indian Railways rules.
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Ensure Proper Supply Of Clothing, Equipment To High-Altitude Troops: Parliament Panel
There should not be any "gap" in supply of clothing, equipment, ration and provisioning of accommodation for soldiers engaged in safeguarding the country's borders under difficult weather conditions.
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Mukul Roy Resigns As Public Accounts Committee Head In Bengal Assembly
Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy Monday submitted his resignation as chairman of Public Accounts Committee in West Bengal Assembly to Speaker Biman Banerjee citing ill health.
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Will Boycott Public Accounts Committee Centenary Celebrations: Delhi Speaker
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Friday said they will boycott the centenary celebrations of the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee on December 4 and 5 to protest the "unconstitutional" amendments to the GNCTD Act in March.
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NDA Members Refuse Covid Discussion, House Panel Chairman Offers To Quit
PAC Chairman Adhir Ranjan Choudhary of the Congress today offered to quit his position if the panel exceeds its brief. This followed the NDA members' flat refusal to discuss the matter of the the Covid pandemic in the country.
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BJP Blocks Parliament Panel Review Of PM CARES Fund, Coronavirus Response
The Public Accounts Committee or PAC, one of the most important parliamentary panels which scrutinises key reports by the auditor general and has taken up issues like the 2G spectrum scandal in the past, failed to arrive at a consensus on Friday on examining the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the new PM CARES fund set up to tackl...
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Public Accounts Committee Meeting Of 17th Lok Sabha To Be Held Today
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of 17th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time at Parliament Annexe in New Delhi today.
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Parliamentary Committee May Not Summon Attorney General Over Rafale Deal
Rafale Deal: The Public Accounts Committee or PAC might not summon attorney general and the CAG over the public auditor's report on Rafale deal, as a majority of the members, including those from opposition parties, are not in favour of the proposal by panel chairman Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Chandrababu Naidu's Party Man Elected To Powerful Parliament Committee
TDP MP CM Ramesh was elected to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament today after the opposition unitedly voted for him.
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"Who Should Be Held Accountable" For Air India Losses, Question Lawmakers
Some members of a parliamentary panel have questioned the disinvestment of state-run carrier Air India and sought to know who should be held accountable for the huge losses incurred by the airline, people with knowledge of the matter said
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Arvind Kejriwal Demands Probe Into Relation Between LG, Food Commissioner
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded a probe by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Delhi Assembly into the relationship between the Lt Governor and food commissioner with regard to alleged irregularities in distribution of ration.
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2010 Commonwealth Games A 'Complete Management Failure': Parliamentary Panel
The 2010 Commonwealth games were a "complete management failure", a parliamentary panel has said as it cited a top officer's contention that it could have created a "national shame". The Public Accounts Committee has faulted the then Congress-led UPA government for taking the games management out of the government machinery leading to a "number of ...
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Parliamentary Panel Summons RBI Chief Urjit Patel, Seeks Explanation On Notes Ban
A parliamentary committee probing the government's decision to scrap Rs 500, 1,000 bank notes, has sent the Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel a list of questions on the demonetisation process and asked him to appear before it on Jan 20.
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Public Accounts Committee To Examine Chopper Deal: Chairman KV Thomas
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is ready to examine the CAG report on the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, its chairman KV Thomas said today.
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Telangana Assembly Pays Rich Tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam
The Telangana Legislative Assembly today paid rich tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam and sitting Congress MLA P Kishta Reddy who passed away recently.
