Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the supreme audit institution of India, established under Article 148 of the Constitution of India. They are empowered to audit all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the State Governments, including those of autonomous bodies and corporations substantially financed by the government. The CAG is also the statutory auditor of Government-owned corporations and conducts supplementary audit of government companies in which the government has an equity share of at least 51 percent or subsidiary companies of existing government companies. The CAG is also the statutory auditor of the Lokpal.
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It's Tamil Nadu versus CAG as state repatriates senior audit officerTamil Nadu govt clashes with CAG as DG audit D Jaisankar removed for objecting to quick settlement of 300-400 audit objections in one hour at joint sittings, seeking CAG intervention due to violations.IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP cites CAG report, alleges 'mother of all scams' by Bengal govtThe BJP on Wednesday cited a CAG report to allege that "mother of all scams" to the tune of about Rs 2 lakh crore had taken place in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal.In a press conference, BJP West..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NAAC stalls grading of 30 institutes after baffling jumpsThe National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has put on hold grading process for around 30 institutes in the country that saw inexplicable jump in grades between two accreditation cycles,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
CAG of India elected as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of External AuditorsGirish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the UN Panel of Auditors for the upcoming year. This appointment reflects India's commitment to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
7 years on, has govt’s Udan scheme made flying easier?Nearly 74% of flight operators have exited and only 23% of the routes awarded under the Udan scheme are operational, according to a CAG audit report. The scheme, launched in 2016, aimed to improve air..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Centre throttling CAG to cover up corruption in its schemes, says CongressThe Congress party has accused the Modi government of trying to suppress the Comptroller General of India (CAG), an independent institution, by transferring out officers who exposed wrongdoing in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'CAG report shows UDAN didn't take off on 93% routes'IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kharge slams govt, says CAG report shows UDAN scheme didn't work on 93% routesCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed that a CAG report has pointed out that the Centre's flagship UDAN scheme did not work on 93 per cent of the routes, and said that the common..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Adhir suspended to keep him away from Public Accounts Committee meetings, alleges Mallikarjun KhargeCongress president and leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Friday, the last day of the monsoon session of Parliament, that leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Toll rules violated, NHAI collected Rs 154cr from commuters, says CAGIndiaTimes - Published | |
CAG: 1,285 Ayushman beneficiaries tied to '000000000000' Aadhaar numberIndiaTimes - Published | |
Resources need to be efficiently utilised to make India developed nation: CAGIndiaTimes - Published | |
Aim of public audit is not fault finding, but improving processes, policies: President Droupadi MurmuPresident Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday reminded the CAG of its primary objective to improve the processes and policies through its audit rather than making it a fault-finding exercise.IndiaTimes - Published | Wasteful expenditure: CAG pulls up J&K Bank for hiring Broadway hotel for opsThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir Bank for incurring a wasteful expenditure of Rs 5.28 crore by hiring hotel Broadway in Srinagar, which was not..IndiaTimes - Published |
CAG points out several flaws in Gujarat govt's financial managementIndiaTimes - Published | CAG: Rs 11 lakh crore I-T arrears till '17-18, 98% of them 'difficult to recover'IndiaTimes - Published |
CAG outreach extended to political executives to highlight audit concerts: MurmuIndiaTimes - Published | CAG pulls up NAAC for discrepancies in processesThe office of the Comptroller and Auditor Ceneral (CAG) has pulled up the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for glaring "discrepancies" in its assessment processes. The country's..IndiaTimes - Published |
CAG commemorates Audit Day with national essay competitionIndiaTimes - Published | CAG smells a rat as import of pearls pips global outputSuspecting large-scale round-tripping of black money, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which has tabled a report in Parliament on Monday said India's import of diamonds and pearls during 2010..IndiaTimes - Published |
56 autonomous bodies in J&K, Ladakh have not submitted accounts for audit for past many decades: CAGIndiaTimes - Published | No more delay on queries raised, CAG tells govt to set up audit panel in each ministryIndiaTimes - Published |
IITs unable to generate sufficient internal receipts, remain dependent on govt for grants:CAG reportIndiaTimes - Published | CAG report flags govt’s land owning agency taking 23 years to reject application for conversion, 13 years for mutationIndiaTimes - Published |
CAG report reveals Railways’ window dressing efforts to show better financial healthThe financial audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has exposed the railway ministry’s window dressing efforts to project a rosy picture of its financial health by pointing out that the..IndiaTimes - Published | CAG pulls up ONGC for flaring high-pressure gas worth Rs 816 cr from Mumbai High FieldIndiaTimes - Published |
CAG performance audit report highlights lack of 'probity, integrity and ethics' of Noida authorityNoida failed to achieve its objectives leading to losses to the Authority and government to the tune of thousands of crores of rupees, the report saidDNA - Published | CAG Report: NOIDA assigned farmhouses in 'questionable' manner, caused massive loss to exchequerThe CAG also flagged the "low and questionable fixation of reserve price" in the farmhouse schemes.DNA - Published |
CAG audit report findings: How NOIDA diverted from its main objective?The development and allocation of land for industrial purposes did not receive priority and only 23% area was developed for industrial activities.DNA - Published | 'Manmohan feels Anna stir manipulated CAG reports'IndiaTimes - Published |
More elephants died on identified tracks than on unidentified ones: CAG audit reportIndiaTimes - Published | Revenue receipts RS 2 lakh cr short of Budget estimates: CAGIndiaTimes - Published |
Guidance on disaster management audit will help govts address risks to achieve SDG by 2030: CAGIndiaTimes - Published | CAG lens on natural resources to prevent any 'windfall gain'Assessing ‘windfall gain’, made a commonplace term by the coal scam, is back in currency and likely to be a permanent feature with the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) beginning the process of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court orders CBI probe into HZL divestment in 2002Faulting the closure of CBI’s preliminary enquiry (PE) despite listing numerous irregularities in the sale in the PSU while brushing aside the CAG’s critical report, a bench of Justices DY..IndiaTimes - Published | Earlier, auditor was looked at with dread: PM takes dig at UPAPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there was a time when auditing in the country was looked upon with apprehension and dread with “‘CAG vs government’ becoming the common thought of our..IndiaTimes - Published |
Audit Diwas: PM Modi inaugurates Sardar Patel's statue at CAG office, says 'data will dictate history in future'Audit Diwas is celebrated to mark the historic origins of the institution of CAG and the contribution it has made to the governance, transparency.DNA - Published | CAG a heritage that every generation should cherish: PM Modi at first Audit DiwasIndiaTimes - Published |
Give CBI autonomy like EC, CAG: Madras HC to CentreThe Madras high court issued a slew of directives to the Centre on Tuesday to “release the caged parrot” that the CBI has supposedly become, including bringing an Act granting statutory status with..IndiaTimes - Published | Congress demands probe into financial 'irregularities' in BharatNet programmeThe Congress on Saturday demanded an independent and time-bound probe by a sitting judge into the alleged financial irregularities in the optical fibre cable work under the Centre's BharatNet programme..IndiaTimes - Published |
