Introduction:-
Office of the Principal Director of Audit, Industry and Corporate Affairs, New Delhi, conducts the audit of 06 Central Ministries and 03 Departments under section 13, 14 & 19/20 of CAG's (DPC) Act 1971. Besides, this office is also responsible for Financial attest audit of 67 CPSEs (out of these 16 CPSEs are defunct/liquidated/closed), 21 Finance/Appropriation accounts, Certification of accounts of 11 Central Autonomous Bodies, 02 units of consolidated financial statements, 01 Externally aided projects and Transaction Audit of 760 Audit entities/ABs/NGOs/Sub-units of CPSEs/Sub-units of CABs under these ministries and departments.
Audit is further categorized into three types:-
i. Financial/Certification audits:
ii. Performance Audits/Thematic Reviews
iii. Transaction/Compliance Audit
List of Ministries and Department under the Audit jurisdiction of this office:
List of Ministries:-
1. Ministry of Commerce & Industry
2. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
3. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
4. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
5. Ministry of Tourism
6. Ministry of Textile
List of Department:-
1. Department of Financial Services
2. Department of Investment of Public Asset Management
3. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals