Governor inagurates Audit and Accounts Service programme

Shimla, May 28 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Governor V S Kokje today inaugurated an Orientation Training Programme for newly promoted Indian Audit and Accounts Service officers organised by National Academy of Audit and Accounts here today.

Mr Kokje stressed the need to assess the physical and financial gaps between needs and resources available for the development and create awareness of the cost of inefficiency among beneficiaries and providers of social and productive services.

He said that Auditors should also scrutinize various policy decisions, keeping in view the beneficiary's interest and priorities, particularly of rural poor so that effectiveness and efficancy of developmental programmes could be increased.

The Governor said that Auditors should bear the responsibilities of evaluating Government's adequacy in terms of management, performance and results including evaluation of operations in terms of economy.

He said that Auditors could play a vital role to provide protection against fraud, early warning of future problems and a general reassurance of adequacy and transparency of financial management system of the government.

Earlier, Mr Samar Ray, Director General, National Academy of Audit and Accounts, welcomed the governor.

Mr A K Banerjee, Director General, National Academy of Audit and Accounts, Headquarters, New Delhi, Skukman Saxen, Accountant General, HP, faculty members and senior officers of Audit and Accounts were present on the occasion.

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