Towards global awareness of efficiency of capital

Accountability of the executive to the Parliament is a basic ingredient democratic polity. Public Audit conducted by the CAG of India is the instrument available to the Parliament to hold the Executive to account. Public audit is intended to ensure probity and discipline in management of national finances and prevent the use of public resources arbitrarily, disregarding public interest. The book deals with various issues relating to the functioning of the office of CAG, the constraints from which it suffers, and suggests measures to make it an effective institution. It is relevance not only to audit practitioners, public officials and students of public administration but will also be of interest to parliamentarians and elected representatives, who wish to understand the nuances of the legislature's control over national fina

BP Mathur is a former member of the Indian Audit & Accounts Service, and has worked as Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General & Chairman Audit Board, Director General of Audit Central Revenues & Accountant General Maharastra and Director, National Institute of Financial Management.