Office of the Accountant General, Tripura functioned as a Branch office of the Accountant General, Assam from 1967. Since 18th November 1974, it has been functioning as an independent office. Following restructuring of cadres in 1984, the audit functions were entrusted to the office of the Accountant General (Audit), Tripura with the cadre control of the Group C and Group D staff and while the Accounts and Entitlement functions were entrusted to the office the Senior Deputy Accountant General (A & E), Tripura. In 2004 a new office of the Senior Deputy Accountant General (Local Bodies Audit & Accounts), Tripura was created to audit the local bodies and institutions. Consequent upon separation of cadres of the Group B officers in 2006 the cadre control vest with the Office of the Accountant General (Audit). Later in April, 2012 office of the Senior Deputy Accountant General (Local Bodies Audit & Accounts), Tripura has been merged with the office of the Accountant General (Audit), Tripura.
The office of the Accountant General (Audit), Tripura -
- Conduct compliance and performance audits of Civil, Commercial and Revenue departments, State Autonomous Bodies as well as audit of Autonomous District Councils created under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India & Local Bodies (Panchayati Raj Institution and Urban Local Bodies).
- Conduct audit of Departmental vouchers received from Treasuries, Public Works Divisions and Forest Divisions through Accountant General (A&E), Tripura.
- Issue Audit certificate for World Bank Projects, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, Central/State Plan Schemes and institutions audited under section 19 and 20 of the CAG’s (DPC) Act 1971;
- Issue Audit certificate for State Finance Accounts and Appropriation Accounts prepared by Accountant General (A&E), Tripura for approval of CAG of India;
- Preparation State Audit Report on Social, General, Economic Non-PSU, PSU and Revenue sectors, Annual Technical Inspection Report (ATIR) on Local Bodies, Reports on Autonomous District Councils and Separate Audit Reports (SARs) for State Autonomous bodies.
- Contribute material for inclusion in Audit Reports of the Union Government
- Assist Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) and Local Fund Accounts Committee (LFAC) of the State Legislature in discussion of Audit Reports.
- Interact with Stake holders through the forum of State Audit Advisory Board (SAAB) to strengthen the relationship among the stake holders & Audit and also discuss with the State government departments to expedite settlement of outstanding paragraphs and other audit issues.