Question

51. Audit of state Government is
(A) A state subject
(B) A union subject
(C) In the concurrent list
(D) None of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) A Union subject......

Answer 2

The correct answer is OPTION B: A union subject.

• The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is a constitutionally required agency that audits all national and state government receipts and expenditures, as well as those of entities and bodies that receive significant government support.
• In India, the position of CAG is established by the Constitution.
• All Union and State government departments, including commercial and non-commercial government institutions, autonomous entities supported by Union or State income, and enterprises with excessive government equity participation, are audited by the CAG.
• The Public Accounts Committees of India's Parliament and state legislative bodies scrutinize these audits.
• The CAG also oversees the Indian Audit and Accounts Service.