There is a misconception regarding CAG audit on private
entities. CAG is authorized to audit the Gov. Accounts of Union and the States.
CAG is not actually auditing the private parties. That is audited by their
auditors appointed under the respective
law governing them. Actually CAG is auditing only the part of the Gov. Accounts
maintained by the private parties and absolutely connected with it and not more
than that. I was involved in certain such audit in some private banks long back. But
it cannot be considered that it was an audit of the private banks. CAG is not even
auditing public sector banks. Another type of audit is related to grants given
to private parties and its audit. In
such cases, the terms of the grant would decide the sphere of audit. Again it
is related to the use of Government grant with reference to the accounts of the
private party. Even in the case of excise duty, service tax, etc., this is the
case. Such a dispute arose in respect of RBI audit. I was involved in the
dispute. I do not want to elaborate it now, since it is going to be included in
the 2nd part of my book "A FRAUD IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION" under
preparation now.
[ Also read my books:
1- A FRAUD IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION (eBOOK/PAPERBACK):
http://www.amazon.in/FRAUD-INDIAN-CONSTITUTION-M-P-JOSEPH/dp/9352353986
AND
2- LTC RULES MADE EASY:
https://www.amazon.in/LTC-RULES-MADE-EASY--date-ebook/dp/B01JO66SLK ]