Indian, US audit bodies to share expertise

The government auditors of India and the United States Monday agreed to share expertise and increase mutual cooperation.

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai met Comptroller General of the United States Government Accountability Office Gene Dodaro here to discuss the areas of mutual cooperation, the finance ministry said in a statement.

The two officials discussed “issues of common interest and stressed the need for mutual cooperation which would be for mutual benefit”, it said.

The CAG has offered to provide training to members of the Havana-based International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).

“The training facilities available with the Indian Audit and Accounts Department would be available for training of officials of the INTOSAI community,” Rai said.