The supreme audit establishment has given in-principle approval to create the Central Income Audit Cadre and Central Expenditure Audit Cadre inside the Indian audit and accounts division, deputy comptroller and auditor common KS Subramanian stated.
Presently, the central authorities's receipts and expenditure audits are primarily dealt with by places of work of 9 director common (audit), principal director (audit) and unique places of work with cadre management dispersed throughout a number of state places of work.
The centralisation will consolidate a number of fragmented cadres into two specialised streams, with greater than 4,000 audit professionals on the senior and assistant audit officer ranges.
The CAG is planning to submit a report on multi-modal transport and logistics initiatives within the monsoon session of Parliament in 2026. The report is being firmed up in session with the Indian Institute of Administration (Mumbai).
Further deputy CAG (Railways) Pravir Pandey stated the report might make suggestions on trimming logistic prices, selling ease of doing enterprise, guaranteeing seamless cargo transportation and integrating the digital ecosystem.The Railway Audit Wing is conducting the audits with explicit deal with “first mile and final mile” connectivity with logistics hubs in 2025-26. The report might additionally deal with the Nationwide Rail Plan 2021-2030, regulatory and authorized frameworks, logistics operations, digitisation, and the convenience of doing enterprise in logistics, maintaining in thoughts the worldwide finest practices.
The apex authorities auditor has constituted an built-in audit group to hold out coordinated work throughout key infrastructure verticals, comparable to railways, infrastructure, ports, transport, and waterways.
