‘Audit Run’ organized from Nehru Park to Centaur Hotel Srinagar

Srinagar, Nov 18: In the series of events, an ‘Audit Run’ was organized from Nehru Park to Centaur Hotel to aware the local people about the C&AG and its functioning. Shri PCS Negi, Senior DAG, Ranjeet Singh, Sr DAG, and Inabat Khaliq, DAG along with all staff members of the office took part in the event. A special cleanliness drive was also held at the Dal Lake where Ghazala Abdullah, DFO, Srinagar along with her colleagues explained the initiatives taken by the department to clean the Dal Lake.
Celebrations will continue till 22nd November and various other activities will be organized in the coming days.
Pertinently, the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of India is one of the oldest institutions of India. It traces its origin to the year 1858 when a separate department with an Accountant General at the helm was established and entrusted with the responsibility of accounting and auditing the financial transactions under the East India Company. Sir Edward Drummond took charge on 16 November 1860 as the first Auditor General. After India became independent in 1947, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was established as a constitutional authority with the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950. 16th November as ‘Audit Diwas’ to mark the history of the institution. This year ‘Audit Diwas’ is being followed by ‘Audit Week’ to aware the general public and other stakeholders about the C&AG and its functioning.