Which of the following is/are duty/duties of Comptroller and Auditor General of India? 1. He audits the accounts related to all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India. 2. He audits all expenditure from the Contingency Fund of India and the Public Account of India. 3. He submits his audit reports relating to the accounts of the Centre to Parliament. Choose the correct answer from below given codes: |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: The duties and functions of the CAG as laid down by the Parliament and the Constitution are:

He audits the accounts related to all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India, consolidated fund of each state and consolidated fund of each union territory having a Legislative Assembly.
He audits all expenditure from the Contingency Fund of India and the Public Account of India as well as the contingency fund of each state and the public account of each state.
He audits all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and other subsidiary accounts kept by any department of the Central Government and state governments.
He submits his audit reports relating to the accounts of the Centre to President, who shall, in turn, place them before both the Houses of Parliament.

Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity