{"id":1335,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india-enhances-the-upsc-psir-2019-2103\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:23","slug":"the-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india-enhances-the-upsc-psir-2019-2103","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india-enhances-the-upsc-psir-2019-2103\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India enhances the accountability of the Government and serves as the watchdog of the finances of the Government. Explain."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>&mdash; how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 Art. 148 \u2192 independent CAG \u2192 Ambedkar: most important office \u2192 secures answerability for public money R2 executive handles finance \u2192 needs an external check \u2192 CAG stakes that check audit scope (Consolidated \/Contingency\/Public Account, receipts, govt companies, financed bodies, net proceeds of taxes) \u2192 reports to President\/Governors \u2192 laid before legislatures \u2192 PAC (friend, philosopher, guide) tests authorised spending \u2192 Iyer: accountability = answerability \u2192 performance audit (economy\/efficiency\/effectiveness) \u2192 Vinod Rai (2G, coal, CWG) \u2192 watchdog made visible<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Basu: no control over release of funds \u2192 audits after spending \u2192 watchdog, not comptroller \u2192 delayed reports, weak PPP coverage<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">rR! within limits, CAG converts financial power into answerability = \u2192 enhances accountability R2 strength rests on independence + reporting to legislature, not executive \u2192 watchdog is real only when Parliament acts on its reports<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[37],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[62],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1335","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-37","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-statutory-institutions-commissions","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2560,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1335\/revisions\/2560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1335"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1335"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1335"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}