Disclosure Under Section 4(1)(b) of Right To Information Act, 2005

• The particulars of the organization, its functions and duties

This Office is a field Office under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and is tasked with role of auditing the Offices of the State and Central Government in Tamil Nadu, as per the mandate given under the Comptroller and Auditor General India’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971

• The powers and duties of its officers and employees

The Officers and employees of this Office exercise such power and discharge such duties as provided under the Comptroller and Auditor General India’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971

• The procedure followed in the decision-making process, including channels of supervision and accountability

Any proposal for action is generally initiated at the level of Auditors/Senior Auditors/Asst Supervisors and is checked by Assistant Audit Officers, verified by the Senior Audit Officers and approved by the Deputy Accountant General and Principal Accountant General

• The norms set by the Organisation for the discharge of its functions

This Office, in its discharge of functions, follows the mandate entrusted to it by the Comptroller and Auditor General India’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 and the rules, regulations and guidelines framed thereunder.

• The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions

Comptroller and Auditor General India’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971

Regulations on Audit and Accounts 2020

CAG’s Auditing Standards 2017

Manual of Standing Orders

Performance Audit Guidelines 2014

Compliance Auditing Guidelines

Guidelines on Data Analytics

• A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control

This Office maintains the service records of its current employees, the Inspection Reports issued by this Office which are pending closure and Audit Reports published by this Office

• The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof

The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India formulates the policies and issues directives which is implemented by this field level Office.

• A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public

This Office takes into consideration the suggestions offered by the State Audit Advisory Board and the minutes of the meetings are accessible to public upon request.

• A directory of its officers and employees

The Seniority-wise Directory of Officers and employees of this Office is published in this website under Functions >> Administration >> Gradation Lists

• The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations

The Pay Level of each employee of this Office is mentioned in the Gradation List which is accessible from the website under Functions >> Administration >> Gradation Lists

• The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made;

The Budget allocation for this Office for the year 2022-23 and the expenditure incurred is as follows

• The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes

This Office does not have budgetary allocation for subsidy programmes

• Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it

Not applicable

• Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form

Audit Reports from the year 2000-2001 and Inspection Reports from the year 2023-24 are available in Electronic Form

• The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use

Citizens can access information available with this Office through the Official website or through the RTI Act. As this Organisation does not directly deal with citizens/citizen based services, there is no library or reading room within this Office which is maintained for public use.

• The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers

Shri A Abraham Judah Cephas, IAAS - Deputy Accountant General Administration

• Such other information as may be prescribed; and thereafter update these publications every year

Not applicable