CAG

New CAG-Shashi Kant Sharma

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority established by the Constitution of India under Chapter V, under Article 148 – 151, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.

 CAG is also the external auditor of government-owned companies.

 The reports of the CAG are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees, which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures. 

The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, which has over 58,000 employees across the country. 

The CAG is ranked 10th and enjoys the same status as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Indian order of precedence.

List of members who served as CAG

SL No.	Name of CAG	From -To
1	V. Narahari Rao	1948-1954
2	A. K. Chanda	1954-1960
3	A. K. Roy	1960-1966
4	S. Ranganathan	1966-1972
5	A. Bakshi	1972-1978
6	Gian Prakash	1978-1984
7	T. N. Chaturvedi	1984-1990
8	C. G. Somiah	1990-1996
9	V. K. Shunglu	1996-2002
10	V. N. Kaul	2002-2008
11	Vinod Rai	2008-2013
12	Shashi Kant Sharma	2013 6 years of tenure or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier.