<P> The Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG ) of India is an authority , established by Article 148 of the Constitution of India , which audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments , including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government . The CAG is also the external auditor of Government - owned corporations and conducts supplementary audit of government companies , i.e. , any non-banking / non-insurance company in which Union Government has an equity share of at least 51 per cent or subsidiary companies of existing government companies . The reports of the CAG are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees ( PACs ) and Committees on Public Undertakings ( COPUs ) , which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures . The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department , the affairs of which are managed by officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Service , and has over 58,000 employees across the country . </P>
<P> The Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG ) of India is an authority , established by Article 148 of the Constitution of India , which audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments , including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government . The CAG is also the external auditor of Government - owned corporations and conducts supplementary audit of government companies , i.e. , any non-banking / non-insurance company in which Union Government has an equity share of at least 51 per cent or subsidiary companies of existing government companies . The reports of the CAG are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees ( PACs ) and Committees on Public Undertakings ( COPUs ) , which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures . The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department , the affairs of which are managed by officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Service , and has over 58,000 employees across the country . </P>
who is appointed by the president of india for auditing accounts of the union and of each state
who is appointed by the president of india for auditing accounts of the union and of each state
The Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG ) of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG ) of India