Overview
- CAG K. Sanjay Murthy announced an audit of 'ease of living' across 101 major cities, assessing infrastructure, environmental sustainability and local economic growth.
- The institution will audit 'ease of doing business' for MSMEs and has initiated a pan-India review of foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes.
- The new CAG-Connect portal went live to link nearly 10 lakh auditee entities with audit offices in real time and to improve traceability and transparency.
- CAG detailed a shift to hybrid and remote audits with mandatory pre-field desk reviews of auditee data to target outliers and sharpen fieldwork.
- An indigenous CAG-LLM is under development to harness decades of audit knowledge for AI-driven analytics, aligning with a Strategic Plan through 2030 and growing international roles including ASOSAI chair and external audits for WHO and ILO.