Para 18.1 — MSO

18.1 There is an arrangement for audit and inspection within the Department for ensuring its accountability both in regard to the expenditure and the quality of work turned out. Each Pay and Accounts Office of the Department is audited by a nominated Audit Officer. There are independent Internal Test Audit units in various Accountant General’s Offices. A Principal Director of Inspection in the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India monitors the works of the Internal Test Audit Units and Nominated Audit Offices. He inspects the work of all the field formations of the Department at periodic intervals and reports to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.