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Q81 (IAS/2012) Polity & Governance › Union Executive › Powers of President Answer Verified

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:

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Explanation

Under the Constitution of India, the President is mandated to cause several reports to be laid before Parliament. Article 281 requires the President to lay the recommendations of the Union Finance Commission [4]. Article 151(1) stipulates that the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) relating to the accounts of the Union shall be submitted to the President, who shall cause it to be laid before each House of Parliament [1]. Similarly, Article 338(6) mandates that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) submit annual reports to the President, who then causes them to be laid before Parliament [5]. However, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a parliamentary committee; its report is submitted directly to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, not through the President. Therefore, statements 1, 3, and 4 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 11: The Union Executive > e) Laying Reports, etc., before Parliament. > p. 215
  2. [4] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 50: National Commission for BCs > REPORT > p. 441
  3. [2] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 32: MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES > CHAP. 32] MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES 457 > p. 458
  4. [5] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 50: National Commission for BCs > REPORT > p. 441
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