GK
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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7 members
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15 members
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22 members
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34 members
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more than seven members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -Membership. The Lok Sabha members are double compared to Rajya Sabha. for e.g. If Joint Parliamentary committee has 10 Lok Sabha Members then 5 members will be from Rajya Sabha and total member of JPC will be 15. The strength of a JPC may be different each time.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Public Accounts Committee’ is the committee to audit the expenses of the Government of India. In this committee, it consists of 22 members, out of which 15 members are from Lok Sabha and 7 are from Rajya Sabha. Its members are elected by a single transferable vote system.