Narendra Modi asks CAG to develop innovative methods to check frauds in govt departments

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked auditor CAG to develop technical tools to check fraud in government departments and play a role in making India a $5 trillion economy. He was addressing a conclave of the Comptroller of Auditor General on transforming audit and assurance in a digital world.

“CAG should look for innovative methods to deal with occupational fraud,” he said, adding that the auditor can play a role in improving governance and efficiency. Modi said the government wants to move to evidence-backed policy-making by 2022 and the CAG can play a role by becoming a think tank and focusing on big data analysis. “Our target is to make evidence-based policymaking a part of governance by 2022,” he said, while stressing that India is gearing to become a $5 trillion economy. He asked the CAG to develop technical tools to root out frauds in departments.