CAG to table first integrated audit reports in December, covering MSMEs and logistics

NEW DELHI The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has adopted an integrated approach to auditing interconnected sectors and government programmes to provide a holistic assessment of their performance, with the first set of reports expected to be tabled in December, K.S. Subramanian, Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Human Resource, International Relations, Coordination & Legal), told reporters on Thursday.

The integrated approach seeks to move away from isolated audits of individual sectors and bring together findings across departments to provide a comprehensive picture of performance and outcomes. “This integrated audit is happening in a significant manner and is producing very meaningful results because what happens otherwise is there would be somebody doing an audit of the railway part separately, say, what percentage of freight moves through rail,” he said.

“Somebody [else] will talk about roads but now in one report, we will have analyse everything for a holistic picture,” he added. Mr.