Para 7.4.17 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
7.4.17 Audit should not normally take more than a fortnight to offer comments on the draft notes. When the vetting involves consultations with other field offices, the specific issues that they are required to verify or comment upon may be indicated to those offices for urgent action and report. In the meantime, there is no objection to the notes being returned to the ministries/departments along with observations on the general issues dealt with in them after such quick verification as is possible, indicating, where necessary, that certain issues or data are being verified and further comments, if any, will follow.
What This Means
Audit offices should complete their vetting of draft notes within two weeks (a fortnight). If the vetting requires checking facts with field offices, those offices should be asked to respond urgently. In the meantime, notes can be returned to the ministry with comments on general issues, noting that verification on specific points is still underway and additional comments may follow.
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Key Points
- 1Maximum two weeks (fortnight) is the standard timeline for Audit to comment on draft notes
- 2Field offices should be given specific issues for urgent verification when consultations are needed
- 3Notes can be partially returned with general comments while specific verifications continue
- 4Any pending issues should be flagged clearly so the ministry knows further comments may follow
Practical Example
An Audit Officer receives draft notes from the Ministry of Commerce on a revenue receipt paragraph. Some facts need verification from the field office in Mumbai. She immediately sends the specific data points to Mumbai for urgent checking, and within a week returns the notes to the ministry with her observations on the policy issues. She notes that certain revenue figures are being verified by the field office, and any corrections will follow shortly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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