Former LG Of J&K GC Murmu Appointed As CAG [Read Notification]

Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

Murmu, the First Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, had resigned from the post yesterday. The President has also appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as LG of J&K to replace him.

The present CAG Rajiv Mehrishi is turning 65 on August 8. The President of India has appointed Murmu as CAG with effect from the date he assumes charge.

GC Murmu was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service.

CAG -Constitutional and Statutory Provisions

Article 148 of the Constitution of India deals with the appointment of Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.Duties and Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General

Comptroller and Auditor-General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 provides the Term, Salary, Functions of the the Comptroller and Auditor-General. As per the Act, CAG shall hold office for a term of six years from the date on which he assumes such office. However, on attaining the age of sixty-five years before the expiry of the said term of six years, he has to vacate such office on the date on which he attains the said Age. The Act also lists the functions to be performed by CAG as follows:

• Comptroller and Auditor General to compile accounts of Union and States
  
• Comptroller and Auditor General to prepare and submit accounts to the President Governors of States and Administrators of Union territories having Legislative Assemblies
• Comptroller and Auditor General to give information and render assistance to the Union and States
• General provisions relating to audit
• Audit of receipts and expenditure of bodies or authorities substantially
• financed from Union or State Revenues
• Functions of Comptroller and Auditor General in the case of grants or loans given to other authorities or bodies
• Audit of receipts of Union or of States
• Audit of accounts of stores and stock
• Powers of Comptroller and Auditor General in connection with audit of accounts
• Audit of Government companies and corporations
• Laying of reports in relation to accounts of Government companies and corporations
• Audit of accounts of certain authorities or bodies

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