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People’s representatives’ control on public expenditure essential
President Abdur Rahman Biswas Thursday said effective functioning of parliamentary standing committees on Finance and Public undertak ing had established control of people's representatives over the public expenditure, re ports BSS.
The President said the role of Jatiya Songsad at every sis*-of formulation of budget, approval of expenditure and re view of the public accounts was firmly bused under the present parliamentary form of govern ment.
He said, the parliamentary committees would have to utilise best their authorities regarding control of public expenditure and thereby help stop misuse. if any.-of the ex
President Biswas was ad dressing a seminar as chief guest titled "Parliamentary control on Public expcnditurc organlaed by the BCS Audit and Accounts Association in Dhaka.
The President said strong control of people's representatives on every stage of public'
establishing accountability .with a view to boosting country’s
economic development.
Finance Minister M Salfur Rahman and State Minister for Finance Mojibur Rahman ad dressed the seminar as special guests Comptroller and Auditor General KM Hussain presided over the inaugural session of the seminar where key note paper was presented 5M A Lutful Matin, President the BCS Audit and Accounts
The Inaugural session was attended by Members of Parliament and senior officials
President Biswas said proper democratic atmosphere and a sovereign parlfa ment arc prerequisites for establishing accountability on any slate matters
Biswas pointed out that under the past autocratk- rule the parliament was a rubber stamp, adthout any accountability to the people He said the Standing Committees on Finance and Public undertak Ings of that parliament had totally failed to perform their du ties and those proved to be Jus! a farce.
• The President said the ac-countabdity of the two com-
mlttees before the present parliament had been proven effectively.
He recalled that under public accountability, as provided by the government of India Act 1935 and even after the inclu slon of that clause in the con stltutlon of the country after attaining Independence, the peoples representative had controlled the public expenditure for a brief period
President Biswas said the present democratic govern ment and the sovereign par liament would continue to pUy significant role In this regard
He referred to the various programmes undertaken by the present government for proper and healthy growth of economy and said positive Im pact of those programmes had already been felt by the peopk-
Underllnlng the rule of the members of BCS Audit and Accounts service in the fl nan clal management. President Biswas said the future of the epuntry lay in effective flnan rial management and control.
Finance Minister M Salfur Rahman said under the par llamentary systems the stand-
Ing committees comprising Members of Parliament controlled the Income and expenditure of the repiiblk-
Rahman said the two committees could exercise In dependent control over the public expenditure and at the same time protect public money from misuse.
He said the fundamental objective of" the BNP government is to ensure accountability and transparency in the ft nancial management and dealings.
He said budgetary control by the parliament had enabled the people's representatives to exercise control over the ex ecutIve branch of the government as provided by the constitution of the country.
The Finance Minister said ministers and civil servants were regularly appearing before the various parliamentary committees entrusted with specific areas.
State Minister for Finance Mojibur Rahman said the pre .sent democratic government would uphold the Indepen dencc of the audit and examination of the public accounts.