India’s CAG becomes external auditor of International Atomic Energy Agency
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27th Sep, 2021
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Context
India's Comptroller and Auditor General G C Murmu is selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency, for a period of six years from 2022 to 2027 after beating Germany and the United Kingdom among other counties.
About the Organization
- IAEA is a prestigious institution that promotes peaceful use of nuclear energy.
- The IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
- The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna.
- As an independent international organization related to the United Nations (UN) system, the IAEA's relationship with the UN is regulated by a special agreement.
India’s CAG
- Murmu took charge as the comptroller and auditor general of India on August 8 last year.
- Before that, he served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Murmu also served in various capacities in the government—as secretary of the department of expenditure, special and additional secretary in the department of financial services and department of revenue.
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