Assam govt aims 20% cut in fuel cost, 10% down in revenue expense as part of austerity measuresAssam government has announced austerity measures to boost fiscal prudence. Fuel expenditure will be cut by 20 per cent. Minister and offic...
Competition Commission of India says it won’t allow ‘winner-takes-all tyranny’ of Big Tech firms in digital marketsCompetition Commission of India has said it will not allow dominant technology firms to create a “winner-takes-all” ecosystem in India’s fa...
Tyranny of elected & majority: SC on delayed CEC-EC lawA bench comprising justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma termed Parliament's failure to enact a law governing the appointment o...
India's urban transformation must be backed by accountability: CAG at BRICS SAI SummitDuring the BRICS Summit in Bengaluru, K Sanjay Murthy, India's chief auditor, emphasized the urgent call for heightened accountability in u...
CAG conducting special audit of 101 cities to assess ease of living, says MurthyIndia is auditing 101 cities to understand citizen ease of living. The Comptroller and Auditor General is also examining transport and logi...
CAG flags Rs 3.69 lakh crore cess transfer shortfall; RJD MP demands accountability in Rajya SabhaA Rajya Sabha member has highlighted a major issue with central government cess collections. A CAG report reveals a Rs 3.69 lakh crore shor...
PAC meet sees slug fest between BJP, CongressHe questioned how the PAC could examine the CAG reports on defence deals when Sharma was earlier Defence Secretary.
Narendra Modi presses panic button on Aam Aadmi PartyAAP having staked claim to having made over 1.25 lakh members across Gujarat in 10 days, poses a threat to Modi's incumbency for PM.
CAG never indulges in selective leaks: Vinod RaiVinod Rai said that reports of the CAG can be accessed by the public at every stage, including when the draft report is ready.
- Not against multi-member CAG, but want adequate powers: Vinod Rai
Rai said that the suggestion of multi-member CAG was made by the Justice Venkatachaliah committee that went into the issue of re-writing th...
No decision taken on making CAG multi-member body: GovtV K ShungluCommittee had suggested that one member of the CAG should posses professional accounting qualifications CA or transnational equi...
BJP vows to oppose any government attempt to dilute CAG authorityThe Opposition BJP took 'serious objection' to the statement, which the minister denied later, as an attempt to reduce CAG's authority.
- Goverment's move for multi-member CAG comes under attack
The Minister was replying to a question about a suggestion by former Comptroller and Auditor General V K Shunglu that CAG be made a multi-m...
PMO's Narayanasamy denies report on multi-member CAG proposalMinister of state in Prime Minister's office V Narayanasamy has denied saying that the government is considering making CAG a multi-member ...
- Congress members question need for CAG meeting on coal allocation
Some Congress members of Parliament's PAC today questioned the need for a meeting by the CAG on the issue of coal block allocation.
- Coalgate: CAG's appearance before Parliamentary panel may add fuel to opposition's fire
The CAG is expected to brief the Parliament's PAC on the methodology it adopted for calculating the loss in coal block allocations.
- Government examining structural changes in CAG
Government is studying international best practices for bringing structural changes in the country's top audit authority CAG.