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Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU)
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Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU)
Parliamentary committee that examines the working of public sector undertakings (PSUs) to assess their commercial viability and operational efficiency.
Context & Background
Created in 1964; modelled partly on PAC but specialised for state-owned enterprises.
UPSC Exam Relevance
Examines whether PSUs are being managed per sound business principles; reports laid before Parliament.
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Prelims 2014Parliament
Each entry is a real UPSC previous-year question whose text mentions “Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU)”. Practice the full question sets in the Governance PYQ bank.
