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Comptroller & Auditor General of India | Roles & Responsibilities | GK Notes | SSC, Bank & RRB - YouTube
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Today we have come with the most important post in Union Government,
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which is known as Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
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No need to panic about the name,
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because I will explain you all you need to know about this post.
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Comptroller refers to a person responsible for reliable operations related to accounts of a government or a non-profit organization.
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Auditor refers to the person responsible for examination and investigation.
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So who is CAG and what does he do?
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CAG of India is the officer of Union Government and State Government,
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who examines the receipts and expenditures
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The post of CAG is based on Article 148 of Indian Constitution.
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He is the head of Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
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His main responsibility is to make sure that the union or the state government
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does not spend any money from the consolidated funds without legislative appropriation.
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Now, what is Consolidated Fund?
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The revenue that the Government makes through Direct or Indirect taxes
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and the expenditures that it does, together form the Consolidated Fund of India.
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There are a few exceptions, of course.
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Who appoints CAG?
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Just so that the CAG does not come under political pressure,
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he is appointed on the recommendation Prime Minister by the President.
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However, neither the Prime Minister nor the President can remove him from office, within there own authority.
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CAG can be removed from office only on 2 conditions.
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First that he attains the age of 65 or if he is ‘impeached’.
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CAG is appointed for 6 years and he is the secretary to government of India.
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What are the roles and responsibilities that make the CAG such an important figure?
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Role and Responsibilities of Comptroller and Auditor General Of India,
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have been mentioned in a 1971 Act passed by the Parliament
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In which an amendment was made in 1976.
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CAG audits the finance of Union Government and presents the annual report to the President
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and presides for later discussion in front of both the houses of Parliament.
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CAG is responsible to ensure that
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before spending public money from Consolidated Fund it must be approved by the Parliament
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CAG also handles Trade and Manufacture, balance sheets, etc of Government Department.
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the grants given to the authorities are also audited by the CAG.
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What special work have been done by CAG till now?
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Recently 2G spectrum case, Commonwealth Games scam,
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Fodder Scam were discovered after the audit of CAG
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But now you must be curios to know who is our present CAG.
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The present CAG of India is Mr.Rajiv Mehrishi,
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his tenure began on 25 September 2017.
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He is 13th CAG of India.
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Mr. Mehrishi is the chairman of United Nations Board of Auditors
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and also an external auditor of World Intellectual Property Organization.
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His Achievements
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Mr. Mehrishi is in a senior position in public services for almost 4 decades.
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Before being appointed as the CAG, he was the Home Secretary of Government of India.
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The list of their previous positions is long, such as:
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Finance Secretary, and Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs,
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Chief Secretary in Provincial Government of Rajasthan,
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Chairman of Indira Gandhi Nahar Board, District Magistrate and Collector of Bikaner.
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He was also the Minister of Agriculture, Cabinet Secretariat and President’s Secretariat
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So this was all about CAG of India.
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