Introduction

The Office of the Principal Director of Audit, East Central Railway is a field office under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India with headquarters at Hajipur,Bihar. The Principal Director of Audit, East Central Railway is responsible for a detailed test audit of all the various units of East Central Railway viz. Headquarters, Divisions, Traffic, Construction, Workshop, Stores and branch offices which are under the jurisdiction of O/o the General Manager,  East Central Railway , to the extent as laid down in the Revised Audit Norms 2003, Railway Audit Manual and the Secret Memorandum of Instructions regarding the extent of Audit and in accordance with the orders issued from time to time by the Deputy comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways).
    The Principal Director of Audit(PDA) is in overall Administrative and supervisory charge of the office who is assisted by the Deputy Director and  Sr. Audit Officers. PDA is directly responsible to the Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Railways) for the audit of receipt & expenditure relating to East Central Railway including Construction Organisation of E.C. Railway. The Principal Director of Audit directs, monitors and controls the activities of field units situated at over the East Central Railway.  He/She also has direct supervisory charge of Report & Internal Test Audit (ITA) section of this office.