Question

The provision of salary of Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is made under___of the Constitution of India.
A.Article \[148\left( 3 \right)\]and Second Schedule
B.Article \[148\left( 2 \right)\]of Constitution only
C.Article \[148\left( 1 \right)\]of constitution only
D.Article \[147\] of constitution only

Answer 1

Hint:We will discuss the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) is responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union and State governments and also of the public sector organizations. He/she is also responsible for maintaining the accounts of State governments.

Complete answer:
The provision of salary of CAG of India follows Article \[148\left( 3 \right)\] and the second schedule of the constitution of India. This Article mentions the salary and other conditions of service of CAG , determined by the Parliament,which shall be specified in the Second Schedule. The Second Schedule states that the salary and rights of a CAG will vary to his disadvantage after his appointment. The reports produced by CAG are presented in the Parliament and later taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees and Committees of Public Undertakings which act as special committees of the Parliament of India and state legislatures. In addition to this,CAG will be in position of being the head of Indian Audit and Accounts Department. The CAG was relieved from accounting functions. CAG is ranked ninth in order of precedence and enjoys the same status as the judge of the Supreme Court in India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:The current CAG of India is C.C Murmu. He was the former Lt. Governor of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and he’s the fourteenth CAG of India.CAD of India says that salary and other condition of service of controller shall be such as may be determined by parliament ,by law provided that neither salary not rights in respect of leave of absence pension or age of retirement shall be varied .Rest of the schedule do not provide salary provisions.