In which year was the office of the first Accountant General established in India?

1858
1845
1890
1867

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 1 : 1858

The correct answer is 1858.

The office of the first Accountant-General was established in India in 1858.
This year the British took over administrative control of India from the East India Company.
In 1860 Sir Edward Drummond was appointed as the first Auditor-General.
In 1866, the position was renamed Comptroller General of Accounts.

After independence, Article 148 of the 1949 Indian Constitution provided for the establishment of a Comptroller and Auditor General to be appointed by the President of India.
CAG jurisdiction was extended to Jammu and Kashmir in 1958.
V Narhari Rao was the first CAG of Independent India.

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