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Comment: Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

  • UPSC 2002
  • 20 marks
  • Statutory Institutions and Commissions

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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), established by Article 148, is the constitutional auditor of all receipts and expenditure of the Union and the states and heads the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. B. R. Ambedkar rated the office above the judiciary in importance, yet regretted that it had received less independence. That judgement still…

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  • Constitutional and statutory design
  • Mandate and types of audit
  • Relationship with the PAC
  • Role in practice
  • Limits
  • Conclusion
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