Under which of the following historical legislations was the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) first established in India in the year 1921?
Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Legislative Procedure — question ID 846
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was first set up in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1919. It currently consists of 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha), elected annually by Parliament from among its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.