Hiring of CA firms for auditing autonomous bodies to strengthen audit process: Deputy CAG

Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Commercial) Anand Mohan Bajaj on Thursday said hiring CA firms for auditing of central autonomous bodies will strengthen the auditing process.

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He said the office of CAG is in the process of hiring CA firms for 30 stations or cities, and the list would be finalised in the next two weeks for co-option with the CAG team for auditing of central autonomous bodies. "We have been auditing every year (autonomous bodies), but need has been felt to augment our audit effort with expert professionals wherever required," he said when asked for a reaction on a CPM MP objecting to hiring of CA firms claiming that it would dilute the independence of the CAG.