The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (TNLA) constituted its Standing Committees for the year 2026-27 on September 8, 2026. Two prominent Legislature Committees in Tamil Nadu—the Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) and the Committee on Public Undertakings (CoPU)—are responsible for examining various Audit Reports on the Government of Tamil Nadu prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The Chairpersons of these committees for 2026-27 are Thiru. SSB. Syed Farooq Basha (PAC) and A. Kallanai (CoPU).
To brief the members of the newly constituted committees on their duties, responsibilities, and functions, Frederick Syiemlieh, IAAS, Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), Tamil Nadu, and R. Thiruppathi Venkatasamy, IAAS, Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, conducted an orientation programme at the Anna Administrative Staff College (Anna Institute of Management) in Chennai.
Frederick Syiemlieh, IAAS, Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), delivered the welcome address. The inaugural address was delivered by the Chief Guest, J.C.D. Prabhakar, Speaker of the TNLA.
Special addresses were delivered by SSB. Syed Farooq Basha, Chairperson of the PAC; A. Kallanai, Chairperson of the CoPU; and R. Santhi, Secretary of the TNLA. M. Arul Prakasam, Chairperson of the Estimates Committee, also attended the programme.
A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation detailing the duties and responsibilities of the CAG, the PAC, and the CoPU, as well as the active role played by the Principal Accountants General during committee discussions, was delivered by R. Thiruppathi Venkatasamy, IAAS, Principal Accountant General (Audit-II). Following the presentation, the Principal Accountant General clarified doubts and answered questions raised by the Honourable members of the committees.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Gowthaman R., IAAS, Senior Deputy Accountant General.