The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a ____________.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 02 Dec 2022 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is single-member body.Key Points

According to Article 148 of the Indian Constitution, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the country's top auditing body.
They have the authority to examine every rupee that the Indian government and the state governments receive and spend.
The CAG is also the statutory auditor of Government-owned corporations.
It performs extra audits of government-owned businesses or the subsidiaries of existing government-owned businesses in which the government owns at least a 51 per cent equity stake.
In terms of precedent, the CAG is placed ninth and has the same authority as a sitting Supreme Court of India judge.
The current CAG of India is Shri K Sanjay Murthy..

Additional Information

The President of India appoints India's Comptroller and Auditor-General.
Through "The Comptroller and Auditor-General Act, 1971," the Indian Parliament sets the CAG's pay and other employment terms.
His pay is equal to that of an Indian Supreme Court Judge.
He can be removed from office by the president on the same grounds and in the same manner as a judge of the Supreme Court.
The CAG resigns from the position when they reach the age of 65 or the end of their six-year term, whichever comes first, or through impeachment processes.