PAC picks 107 subjects including controversial Rafale jets purchase

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has selected 107 subjects and related CAG Audit reports including controversial subjects like Rafale fighter jets purchase.

The other controversial subjects which the PAC is going to scrutinise are the assessment on the implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) and its tax collection network GSTN, which invited am series of criticism from various stakeholders including from CAG.

The five aspects of GST and its related matters will be probed by the PAC. The objectives of GST, Revenue and return filing trends, IT audit of GSTN, Lack of access to data and Audit of Transitional Credits are the subjects under GST to be examined by the Public Accounts Committee. The PAC also selected the subject “Operational readiness of Indian Air Force.