Resolution adopted at the Conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees of Parliament of India and State/UT Legislatures

The Conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees adopted a resolution to strengthen oversight, establish a digital portal, and standardize timelines for audit paras.

• The resolution was adopted on 4th November 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• A digital portal is to be created for peer learning, exchange of best practices, and sharing of procedural innovations between PACs.
• An action plan will prescribe standardized timelines for submission of Action Taken Notes on audit paras and PAC recommendations.
• A digital oversight system, the Audit Para Monitoring System (APMS), is to be developed in all State/UT PACs.
• PAC Secretariats will receive regular training from specialized institutes to build institutional capacity.
• A minimum of three sittings each month and Sub-Committees are to be constituted in State/UT Legislatures PACs.