"Supreme Audit Institution Of India"

Right To Information

1. Organizational setup.

Pr. Accountant General (Audit) Punjab & U.T., Chandigarh is entrusted with the audit of

  • receipts and expenditure of all the departments, government undertakings, companies, corporations and autonomous entities of the government of Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh
  • income tax, central excise and customs duty collected in Punjab and Chandigarh on behalf of the Government of India
  • expenditure and receipts of central government entities located in Punjab and Chandigarh other than central government companies and corporations
  • inter-state entities such as the Bhakra Beas Management Board

    • Based on the nature of entities to be audited, the work of the office has been divided into eight groups.

    Each group is headed by a group officer designated as either Senior Deputy Accountant General or Deputy Accountant General.

    The Principal Accountant General is an officer of the Indian Audit & Accounts Service of the level of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.

    The group officers are usually officers of the Indian Audit & Accounts Service who report directly to the Principal Accountant General. All Senior Audit Officers and Audit Officers report to the group officers.

    However, Senior Audit Officers in charge of processing significant audit findings, coordinating value for money audits and carrying out internal audit of the office report directly to the Principal Accountant General.

    2. The Central Public Information Officer.

    Sh. Ranjit Singh,IA&AS, Deputy Accountant General (Admn.) has been appointed as Central Public Information Officer in the office of the Pr. A.G. (Audit) Punjab & U.T., Chandigarh and he can be contacted at No. 2707132.


    3. Name of Appellate Authority.

    Sh. S. Murugiah, IA&AS, Principal Accountant General