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31/05/23 06:28 AM IST

Girish Chandra Murmu re-elected as WHO's external auditor

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  • Comptroller and Auditor General Girish Chandra Murmu was re-elected with overwhelming majority as the external auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO) from 2024 to 2027.
About External Auditor
  • The External Auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) is an independent auditor who is appointed by the World Health Assembly (WHA) to audit the financial statements and operations of WHO.
  • The External Auditor is responsible for providing an independent and objective opinion on the financial statements of WHO, and for reporting on any significant findings or recommendations.
  • The External Auditor is also responsible for auditing WHO’s compliance with its financial regulations and with the terms of its financial assistance agreements.
  • The External Auditor is required to report to the WHA on the results of its audits, and to make any recommendations that it considers necessary.
About GC Murmu
  • Girish Chandra Murmu, born on November 21, 1959 in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, is an IAS of Gujarat cadre, 1985 batch.
  • He has a degree in Political Science from Utkal University in Odisha, and an MBA degree from the University of Birmingham.
  • Before assuming office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on August 8, 2020, Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • He had served in various capacities in the Indian government including Secretary of the Department of Expenditure, Special and Additional Secretary in the Department of Financial Services and Department of Revenue, and Joint Secretary in the Department of Expenditure.
  • Before his tenure at the Centre, Murmu had served in the Gujarat government and has a wide experience in administrative, economic and infrastructure fields.
  • The CAG is a member of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors as well as the governing boards of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and ASOSAI.
  • He chairs the INTOSAI Knowledge Sharing Committee, its working group on IT audit, and the Compliance Audit Sub-Committee.
About CAG
  • CAG is an independent authority under the Constitution of India.
  • He is the head of the Indian audit & account department and chief Guardian of Public purse.
  • It is the institution through which the accountability of the government and other public authorities (all those who spend public funds) to Parliament and State Legislatures and through them to the people is ensured.
Source- Indian Express

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