{"id":15096,"date":"2025-04-02T23:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15096"},"modified":"2025-04-03T02:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:52:09","slug":"comptroller-and-auditor-general-cag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/comptroller-and-auditor-general-cag\/","title":{"rendered":"Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>CAG Report on Delhi Air Pollution:<\/strong> Highlights concerns regarding air quality monitoring, vehicular pollution, and government accountability in Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Inaccurate Air Quality Data:<\/strong> Air quality monitoring stations in Delhi do not meet CPCB requirements, rendering AQI values unreliable due to inadequate data and lack of lead measurement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Lack of Pollution Control:<\/strong> Discrepancies in PUC certification, a dysfunctional fitness certificate system for commercial vehicles, and failure to implement parking rules.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>No Government Inspection:<\/strong> Absence of government inspections of pollution checking centers or third-party audits.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Constitutionally Mandated Auditor:<\/strong> CAG is appointed under Article 148 of the Indian Constitution and audits government accounts to ensure financial accountability, guarding the public purse.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Report Tabled:<\/strong> The report was tabled in the Delhi Assembly after being unaddressed by the previous AAP government.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Political Reactions:<\/strong> Opposition parties allege the previous AAP government failed to enforce pollution control measures, while AAP claims the report found no corruption in their environmental policies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Role and Responsibility:<\/strong> The CAG audits expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of India, examines government corporations, certifies net proceeds of taxes, and submits audit reports to the President for parliamentary review.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAG Report on Delhi Air Pollution: Highlights concerns regarding air quality monitoring, vehicular pollution, and government accountability in Delhi. 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