The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) was ordered to provide a ten-year agricultural research records on Tuesday by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) was ordered to provide a ten-year agricultural research records on Tuesday by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The committee would not examine the NFS&R ministry’s audit paras because it did not adhere to the Departmental Accounts Committee (DAC) procedures, according to meeting chair Noor Alam Khan, who also issued an order for NFS&R to provide agricultural research records.
The PAC chairman issued a directive to the relevant authorities ordering them to carry out the DAC right away, or else severe measures would be taken against those responsible. He pleaded with the authorities to properly investigate the agriculture industry, which was the foundation of the country’s economy.
Pakistan is an agricultural nation, as MNA Syed Hussain Tariq informed the committee, and he regretted that the NFS&R ministry was not playing a significant role in carrying out the research.
He alleged that the ministry had not given new cotton seeds to farmers in order to increase production, and he urged it to do so. Despite being an agricultural nation, we import pulses and other edible goods from various nations, said MNA Wajiha Qamar to the committee.
According to Noor Alam Khan, the ministry employs a large number of PhDs who receive hefty salaries without engaging in any research on the agriculture industry.
According to representatives of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), “Our scientists had already conducted research on wheat, cotton, strawberry, olive, and other crops to increase their production.”
Senators Mushahid Hussain Syed and Saleem Mandviwalla, as well as MNAs Wajiha Qamar, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Syed Hussain Tariq, Chaudhry Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Sheikh Rohale Asghar, Khursheed Ahmed Junejo, and Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, all attended the PAC meeting.
Examining the Auditor General’s Report relating to the Accounts of Federation presented to both Houses of Majlis-e-Shoora, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament plays a crucial role in ensuring parliamentary oversight on the public exchequer (Parliament).