Controller General of Accounts
According to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on 29th September, 2023, the Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first five months of 2023-24 touched 36 per cent of the full-year target.
About CGA
- The CGA, in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, is the Principal Accounting Adviser to Government of India.
- It is responsible for establishing and maintaining a technically sound Management Accounting System.
Functions
- Under Article 150 of the Constitution, the Annual Appropriation Accounts (Civil) and Union Finance Accounts are submitted to Parliament on the advice of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- Along ....