Which of the following statements relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is/are correct?
- 1. The CAG can attend the sittings of the Committee on Public Accounts.
- 2. The CAG can attend the sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- 3. The jurisdiction of CAG is co-extensive with powers of the Union Government.
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1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3
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UPSC NDA-1 – 2016
– The CAG submits audit reports to the President (for Union accounts) or Governor (for State accounts), which are then laid before the respective legislatures.
– The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) examines these reports, and the CAG assists the PAC in this process. This makes the CAG’s presence in PAC sittings essential.
– The CAG does not participate in parliamentary debates or attend sittings of the Houses of Parliament.
– The CAG’s jurisdiction covers the financial audits of both the Union and State governments and bodies funded by them, making it co-extensive with the financial powers of both levels of government, not just the Union.