This office examines various aspects of Government expenditure, which include among others:-
- Audit against provision of funds to ascertain whether the moneys shown as expenditure in the Accounts were authorized for the purpose for which they were spent.
- Audit against rules and regulations to see that the expenditure incurred was in conformity with the laws, rules and regulations framed to regulate the procedure for expending public mone
- Audit of sanctions to expenditure to see that every item of expenditure was done with the approval of the competent authority in the Government for expending the public money.
- Propriety Audit which extends beyond scrutinising the mere formality of expenditure to its wisdom and economy and to bring to light cases of improper expenditure or waste of public money.
- Performance audit to see that Government programmes have achieved the desired objectives at lowest cost and the intended benefits.
- While conducting the audit of receipts of the Central and State Governments, this office examines whether the rules and procedures ensure that assessment, collection and allocation of revenue are done in accordance with the law and there is no leakage of revenue which legally should come to Government.
- After Independence, there has been a tremendous spurt in economic development and social welfare activities with the attendant increase in expenditure-revenue and capital - and in receipts and borrowings to match the expenditure. The change in the character of government and the complex nature of its activities called for a change in the nature and scope of audit. Audit has evolved from mere accounting and regularity check to evaluation of the systems and the end results of the operations of government, testing their economy, efficiency and effectiveness.