Introduction | Principal Accountant General (Audit) Punjab, Chandigarh

Functions

Introduction:

The Audit Management Group-II conducts the audits of major Government projects/flagship schemes and audits of those departments and autonomous bodies under the Government of Punjab which pertain to the economic activity of the government, viz. Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Institutions, Local Government and Housing & Urban Development.

The Group is also entrusted with the Compliance Audit, Performance Audit, and Financial Audit of State Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of above-mentioned departments.

The serious irregularities and findings of the Compliance and Performance Audits are incorporated in the Audit Report every year which is then laid before the State Legislature.

Section & Function:

The Group is under the overall control of a Deputy Accountant General who is responsible for coordinating the activities of all sections. The details of all sections alongwith their functions are detailed below:

S.No.	Section	Function
	Headquarter Section	All the work pertaining to the Implementation of the tour program, maintenance of returns/reports, audit planning, and data relating to News cuttings, complaint cases, Training, RTI Information, and databank, etc.
	Vetting-I	After the completion of the Compliance Audit of departments, the Audit and Inspection Reports are vetted in the concerned Vetting Sections and issued to the respective departments.
	Vetting-II
	Vetting-III
	Draft Paragraph Cell (DP-Cell)	Draft Para Cell (DP Cell) processes the cases of serious irregularities noticed during the audit for further submission to the Civil Report Section for inclusion in the Audit Reports of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. The DP Cell also deals with matters relating to Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU). The Draft reports on the Performance Audit / Thematic Audit are vetted in the DP Cell for onward submission to the Report Section (Civil) for inclusion in the Audit Reports of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

This AMG also prepares Annual Technical Inspection Report.

Each section is supervised by an Assistant Audit Officer. Further, these AAOs work under the charge of 04 Sr. Audit Officers posted at headquarters.

Functions

Department /Bodies being Audited:

Cluster

Department

Auditee Units (No.)

Rural Development

Department:

Rural Development & Panchayats

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Housing and Urban Development

Departments:

1. Housing & Urban Development

2. Local Government

Companies:

1. Amritsar Smart City Limited

2. Jalandhar Smart City Limited

3 .Ludhiana Smart City Limited

4. Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC)

Autonomous bodies:-

1. Punjab State Urban Livelihood Mission

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