As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) â a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalised populations including the elderly, widows, and persons with...
The institution of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in India is patterned on the British model. In Britain, The Exchequer & Audit Department Act of 1866 created the office of CAG with a view...
The NDA government’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (The Prime Ministerâs Crop Insurance Scheme) is a bigger scam than even the Rafale scam, claimed renowned journalist and farmers issue activist P. Sainath earlier this...
The Audit Advisory Board (AAB) has not been reconstituted under the chairmanship of newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, who took over the office on September 25th, 2017....
Hailed as a âbig-bang moveâ by bankers, the governmentâs plan to recapitalise public sector banks with Rs 2.1 lakh crores is deemed to hold magical powers that will help turn around their financial situations....
