Union Minister, Sh. Arun Jaitely will address the 23rd Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth nations and 9 British Overseas Territories in New Delhi tomorrow, i.e., 22nd March 2017. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) is going to host the Conference which is scheduled to be held from 21-23 March, 2017 at New Delhi. This is the first time India is hosting this prestigious conference.
The conference will have the main theme of “Fostering Partnerships for Capacity Development in Public Audit” with the following two sub-themes:
1. Leveraging Technology in Public Audit, and
2. Environment Audit: A Commonwealth Perspective.
The two sub-theme discussions will be led by Auditors General of Tanzania and Canada.
The Conference will be attended by 52 Commonwealth Countries and 9 British Overseas Territories. While some of these countries feature in most developed countries of the world, there are several which belong to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
