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The functions of the committee are:

To examine the reports and accounts of public undertakings
To examine the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General on public undertakings
To examine (in the context of autonomy and efficiency of public undertakings) whether the affairs of the public undertakings are being managed in accordance with sound business principles and prudent commercial practices
To exercise such other functions vested in the public accounts committee and the estimates committee in relation to public undertakings which are allotted to it by the Speaker from time to time