The auditor general of
Sri Lanka
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(
Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi'';
Tamil
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People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by the
President
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to aid
accountability
In ethics and governance, accountability is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.
As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public secto ...
by conducting independent
audit
An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon." Auditing al ...
s of government operations. These audits provide members of
Parliament
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with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account. According to the
constitution
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When these pri ...
, the auditor general is empowered to audit the accounts of all departments of Government, the Offices of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Judicial Service Commission, the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Secretary-General of Parliament and the Commissioner of Elections, local authorities, public corporations and business or other undertakings vested in the Government under any written law.
The auditor general of Sri Lanka is the head of the
Auditor General's Department.
List of auditors general
While the title of ''Auditor General of Sri Lanka'' was formally adopted on the country's enactment of its
1978 republican constitution, the position or an equivalent to it has existed since 1799 under various titles.
The department in its current form considers itself a continuation of the office established in 1799, and the table below thus lists all officeholders that have held positions equivalent to the position of the current Auditor General.
See also
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Auditor general
An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations.
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References
External links
The Auditor-General's Department of Sri Lanka
{{Auditor General of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Accounting in Sri Lanka
Accountants general