The
following are the main points of the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha (House of the
People/ Lower House of the Parliament) made in her address on the occasion of
the 27th Conference of Accountants General on the theme ‘Promoting Good
Governance and Accountability through Public Audit’ organized by the
Comptroller & Auditor General of India as mentioned in the press release
published in CAG web site and my comments on them:
- “The Conference is very significant considering
the fact that the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General plays a
critical role in ensuring accountability and good governance in our
parliamentary polity”.
A copy of my book A FRAUD IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION was
already sent to you by speed post (please refer the attachment). If you read it
I am sure, you will change your statement about “accountability and good
governance”. (For the public, those who cannot afford buying a book, I had
already furnished copies of the book in major libraries in India either by
speed post or by hand delivery. A list of complimentary copies sent to various
libraries and authorities is available in my blog:- http://publiccause.manjaly.net/2016/03/list-of-complimentary-copies-of-my-book.html )
- “India has seen significant economic growth in
recent years. This progress is in no small measure supported by the
presence of a sound institutional framework which includes a strong and
independent oversight body like the CAG”.
Please refer to the Supreme Court decision quoted at the
beginning of the chapter 2 and my comments thereafter. From that you will come
to know that what you had stated is only theory part and what is in practice is
entirely different. If CAG is what you had stated from the theory books, India
would have been manifold better than the present status and India would have
surpassed many superpowers.
- “In India, the Comptroller and Auditor General,
as we know, examines the annual accounts of the Government to satisfy that
the moneys granted by the Parliament and the State Legislatures to the
respective Executives have been applied to the purpose for which they were
intended and that they have been spent according to the laws, rules and regulations
governing the subject.”
If you read the book, particularly, “Part II-FENCE EATING THE
CROP”, you will come to know that how the CAG is fooling the Parliament and the
people of India and no need to further explanation.
- “The reports of the CAG is a source of great
empowerment for the citizens and provide valuable information and feedback
to the various stakeholders including the policy makers. Citizens can use
this report to question their representatives and hold the public servants
to account.”
I think your statement is based on the CAG report on the
2G/Coalgate Scams tabled in the recent years. I think you are not aware of when
the 2G/Coalgate scams were started. How many different Governments came and
gone in between? Is it the report submitted after 20 years of its occurrence
according to you “a source of great empowerment for the citizens and provide
valuable information and feedback to the various stakeholders including the
policy makers”?
- “Presenting the audit report in the parliament or
legislature is not an end in itself. It is very important to ensure that
the government takes suitable corrective action otherwise the audit
exercise may be reduced to a ritual.”
Here I am asking the same question I asked the PAC Chairman in
my earlier blog. I do not know what kind of corrective action you are expecting
from the fake objections submitted to the Parliament and later closed by
accepting the reply of the Department. Read my book carefully and you will come
to know that real objections are not reported. If you open the cupboards of
CAG, you will find several skeletons of such brutally murdered good objections.
- “It is indeed a matter of pride for the nation
that the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, is
functioning vibrantly. The independence accorded to this auditing
authority speaks volumes about the health of our democracy.”
This is the only statement I agree with you with reference to
the Constitutional provision. But the provision is not used, but grossly
misused. That is why I named the book “A FRAUD IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION”.
- “CAG is playing a prominent role in conducting
the audit of International Organisations as well. I am glad to note that
the CAG of India has been elected as a Member of the United Nations Board
of Auditors and has been entrusted with the audit of important UN agencies
including the UN Headquarters.”
On your above statement, I can only pray to God “save those UN
agencies including the UN Headquarters and their stake holders” and give a hint
to the stake holders to triple check the authenticity of the CAG audit report
through other sources before acting upon it.
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