Who among the following shall cause the accounts of the Autonomous Dis

Who among the following shall cause the accounts of the Autonomous District and Regional Council Funds to be audited?

[amp_mcq option1=”The Comptroller and Auditor General of India” option2=”The Chartered Accountant empanelled by the Government of India” option3=”The State Government Auditors” option4=”Any Chartered Accountant” correct=”option1″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2018
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall cause the accounts of the Autonomous District and Regional Council Funds to be audited.
Paragraph 7 of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the accounts of District and Regional Councils.
Paragraph 7(1) states that accounts shall be kept in such form as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India may, with the approval of the President, prescribe. Paragraph 7(2) explicitly states that the accounts of the District Council and Regional Councils shall be audited in such manner as may be decided by the Comptroller and Auditor-General.