New Delhi, July 2 -- Congress MP and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson KC Venugopal on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the absence of a performance audit of the Education Department over the past nine years, saying the committee had unanimously raised concerns while reviewing the implementation of centrally sponsored welfare schemes.

The PAC met at Parliament House Annexe to examine the implementation and effectiveness of centrally sponsored welfare schemes in the education sector. The meeting included a briefing by the Audit authorities, followed by oral evidence from officials of the Ministry of Education, the Department of School Education and Literacy, and the Department of Higher Education.

Speaking to ANI, Venugo...