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UPSC 2012: In India, other than ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and for intended purpose, what is the importance of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)? 1. CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the Parliament when the President of India declares national emergency/financial emergency. 2. CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes by the ministries are discussed by the Public Accounts Committee. 3. Information from CAG reports can be used by investigating agencies to press charges against those who have violated the law while managing public finances. 4. While dealing with the audit and accounting of government companies, CAG has certain judicial powers for prosecuting those who violate the law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1, 3 and 4 only
(b)2 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only
The Constitution gives CAG only audit powers; it does not confer exchequer control during an Emergency (statement 1 false) nor any judicial/prosecuting power over government companies (statement 4 false). CAG performance-audit reports are routinely examined by the Public Accounts Committee (statement 2 true) and the factual material in those reports is often taken up by CBI/ACB and other agencies as evidence for criminal or corruption cases (statement 3 true). Therefore only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
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