About Controller General of Accounts:
- CGA is the Principal Accounting Adviser to the Government of India.
- It was established in 1975 to administer matters pertaining to the departmentalisation of the accounts of the Union.
- The CGA is responsible for for the central government exchequer control and internal audits
- Functions of Controller General of Accounts:
- The Office of CGA prepare smoothly and annual analysis of expenditure, revenues, borrowings, and various fiscal indicators for the Union Government.
- It further formulates policies relating to general principles, forms, and procedures of accounting for the Central and State Governments.
- It administers the process of payments, receipts, and accounting in the Central Civil Ministries/ Departments.
- CGA is also responsible for coordination and monitoring the progress of the submission of corrective/remedial action taken notes (ATNs) on the recommendations contained in the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) reports as well as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports through its web-based Audit Para Monitoring System (APMS).
- It also looks after the pensions of Central government employees.
- Nodal Ministry: Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
