He further said: "We should be self-critical for austerity while spending the public money and it is in this spirit that the expenditures of the Senate Secretariat are being kept within the authorised appropriations."
The committee gave unanimous approval to the miscellaneous expenditures incurred by the Senate Secretariat on various accounts.
The committee also reviewed the report of the sub-committee recommending avenues of further promotions for various posts, particularly the posts held by the low-paid employees. It accorded approval to the recommendations of the sub-committee, which was headed by Senator Razina Alam Khan.