The Office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit I), Kerala is entrusted with:
- Audit of 35 Apex Audit Units, 76 Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies, Agencies and Attached Offices (35 Apex Audit Units, 3,993 Audit Units and 24,512 Implementing Units) under these Apex Units in the Government of Kerala
- Supplementary audit of financial statements of Local Self Government Institutions under Technical Guidance and Support entrusted to CAG
- Audit of the Schemes aided by the World Bank and Other external agencies, which require certification by the Principal Accountant General.
- Preparation of Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India relating to Government of Kerala as:
- Topic based Stand Alone Reports
- Cluster/Department based Reports
- Rendering assistance to the State Legislative Committees during examination of Audit Reports.