Comptroller and Auditor General of India / भारत के नियंत्रक एवं महालेखा परीक्षक
Articles 148 to 151 deal with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The CAG is an important constitutional authority responsible for auditing public finances.
Articles 148-151 Comptroller and Auditor General यानी CAG से संबंधित हैं। CAG public finances के audit से जुड़ी important constitutional authority है।
Appointment / नियुक्ति
The CAG is appointed by the President under Article 148.
Article 148 के तहत CAG की appointment President करता है।
Functions / कार्य
- Audits receipts and expenditures of Union and State Governments.
- Acts as external auditor for government-owned companies according to the source.
- Submits Union reports to the President.
- Submits State reports to the concerned Governor.
- Heads the Indian Audit and Accounts Service.
Important CAG Facts / महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
- Office established → 1860.
- First CAG of India → V. Narahari Rao, 1948-1954.
- Removal procedure → Similar to that of a Supreme Court judge.
- Salary and benefits cannot be altered to disadvantage during tenure.
- Not eligible for further office under Union or State Governments.
- Office expenses are charged on Consolidated Fund of India.
Attorney General of India / भारत के महान्यायवादी
The Attorney General is the highest law officer of the country and is appointed by the President under Article 76.
Attorney General country का highest law officer है और Article 76 के तहत President द्वारा appointed होता है।
Qualification / योग्यता
A candidate must be qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
Parliamentary Participation / संसद में भागीदारी
The Attorney General may participate in proceedings of Parliament but has no right to vote under Article 88.
Article 88 के अनुसार Attorney General Parliament proceedings में participate कर सकता है लेकिन vote नहीं कर सकता।
Important Fact / महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
The source identifies M.C. Setalvad as the first Attorney General of independent India, serving from 1950 to 1963.
Quick Revision / त्वरित पुनरावृत्ति
- CAG → Articles 148-151
- CAG appointed by → President
- First CAG → V. Narahari Rao
- Attorney General → Article 76
- Highest law officer → Attorney General
- Participation in Parliament without vote → Article 88
- First Attorney General → M.C. Setalvad