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Constituent Assembly Debates. Official Report Monday 30th May 1949

1949

Therefore it is necessary for the maintenance of the integrity of the Government of India and high moral principles of the employees of the Government of India in public expendture that the Auditor-General should be placed in the status wherein we have laced ei the members of the Federal. [...] Regarding this I again invite the attention of honourable Members to the proviso which specially restricts the powers of the Auditor-General even by the 'Head of the executive namely the President of the Indian Republic. [...] You have reserved to yourself the approval of the President the Head of the executive which means approval of the Cabinet and which means the authority of the Legislature behind the Cabinet to the rules framed regarding salaries allowances leave or pensions. [...] Since all the property under the autonomous corporations will belong to the Government it is necessary that Parliament should have the power should it so desire to assure itself of the soundness of the financial position of the authorities created by it by asking the Auditor-General to perform such duties in connection with the examination of their accounts as it thinks proper. [...] Despite that if a Ministry exceeds the budget grant and the Auditor-General firings it to the notice of the Minister'Concerned the latter asks the Auditor-General to pass the bill because the Minister believes that he enjoys the confidence of the House and if the item is brought as a supplementary grant before the Assembly it would be granted..
government politics public policy
Pages
44
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100003
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-401 unknown view
India Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill
401-402 unknown view
Draft Constitution
403-442 unknown view