'Debate the quantum but don’t deny there’s been a loss' - The Hindu
'Debate the quantum but don’t deny there’s been a loss' - The Hindu
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Vinod Rai has been an unusually lucky civil servant, who could get
opportunity to express his views in public whenever vested interests
put him in the dock. In retrospect, he may not regret the criticism
from political leadership, as that gave him an opportunity to place
audit as a relevant tool for improving governance. This interview
explains the rationale and relevance of performance audit and could
form the basis for future CAGs to mould their vision about their
responsibilities.
For quite sometime now, CAG is being harassed and criticized for
performing normal duties expected of him, by a government caged by the
rich and the powerful. Performance Audit has been a tool used by CAG
since 1960’s. What Vinod Rai and his predecessor have done is just to
sharpen the tool by infusing expertise into the audit team. By
training and educating cadres down below and bringing professionalism
in the performance of audit function, they improved the functional
efficiency of the office.
opportunity to express his views in public whenever vested interests
put him in the dock. In retrospect, he may not regret the criticism
from political leadership, as that gave him an opportunity to place
audit as a relevant tool for improving governance. This interview
explains the rationale and relevance of performance audit and could
form the basis for future CAGs to mould their vision about their
responsibilities.
For quite sometime now, CAG is being harassed and criticized for
performing normal duties expected of him, by a government caged by the
rich and the powerful. Performance Audit has been a tool used by CAG
since 1960’s. What Vinod Rai and his predecessor have done is just to
sharpen the tool by infusing expertise into the audit team. By
training and educating cadres down below and bringing professionalism
in the performance of audit function, they improved the functional
efficiency of the office.
from: M G WARRIER
Posted on: May 5, 2013 at 09:41 IST